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- ESA Shortlists Five Companies for European Launcher Challenge European Spaceflight · 7 Jul 2025 The European Space Agency has selected Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, PLD Space, MaiaSpace, and Orbex to proceed to the next phase of its European Launcher Challenge. ESA unveiled the European Launcher Challeng...
- Isar Aerospace raises 150 million euros SpaceNews · 25 Jun 2025 German launch vehicle startup Isar Aerospace has raised 150 million euros ($174 million) in the form of a convertible bond from an American investor.
- Isar Aerospace Raises €150M Through Convertible Bond Agreement European Spaceflight · 25 Jun 2025 German launch services company Isar Aerospace has secured €150 million through a convertible bond agreement with Miami-based Eldridge Industries. Isar Aerospace conducted the inigural flight of its two-stage, 28-metre-ta...
- Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails SpaceNews · 30 Mar 2025 The first launch of Isar Aerospace’ Spectrum rocket failed March 30 when the vehicle lost attitude control seconds after liftoff and plummeted to Earth.
- Inaugural Isar Aerospace Spectrum Flight Ends in Failure European Spaceflight · 30 Mar 2025 The inaugural launch of the Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocket ended in failure on 30 March, less than thirty seconds into its flight. Spectrum is a two-stage rocket standing approximately 28 metres tall and designed to deli...
- Isar Aerospace set to make first orbital launch from continental Europe NASASpaceflight · 23 Mar 2025 Isar Aerospace, based near Munich, Germany, is scheduled to make the first ever launch attempt…
- Isar Aerospace sets date for first launch after receiving license SpaceNews · 18 Mar 2025 Isar Aerospace is ready to perform its first orbital launch attempt as soon as March 20 after receiving a license from Norwegian regulators.
- Inaugural Isar Aerospace Spectrum Launch Set for Late March European Spaceflight · 14 Mar 2025 The inaugural flight of Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket is scheduled to take place between 20 and 30 March 2025 from Andøya Spaceport in Norway. On 12 March, Andøya Space, the mostly government-owned commercial entity t...
- Isar Aerospace wins Norwegian Space Agency launch contract SpaceNews · 12 Mar 2025 Isar Aerospace has won a launch contract from the Norwegian Space Agency as the company prepares for its first orbital launch attempt.
- Isar to Launch Norwegian Maritime Surveillance Satellites European Spaceflight · 12 Mar 2025 The Norwegian Space Agency has awarded a contract to Isar Aerospace for the launch of a pair of satellites for the country’s Arctic Ocean Surveillance initiative. In May 2023, the Norwegian Coastal Administration, Armed...
- Isar Aerospace secures first Asian customer ahead of debut launch SpaceNews · 4 Mar 2025 Japanese microgravity services startup ElevationSpace has become the first customer in Asia for Germany’s Isar Aerospace, which now only needs a launch license to debut its two-stage Spectrum rocket after clearing tests.
- Isar Secures New Launch Contract as it Prepares for Spectrum Debut European Spaceflight · 4 Mar 2025 German rocket builder Isar Aerospace has signed a launch services agreement with Japanese in-space logistics company ElevationSpace, securing a Spectrum rocket flight for the AOBA re-entry demonstrator. Founded in 2018,...
- Isar Aerospace Successfully Completes Spectrum Rocket Testing; Awaiting First Launch License The Launch Pad · 21 Feb 2025 Isar Aerospace Successfully Completes Spectrum Rocket Testing; Awaiting First Launch License
- Isar Aerospace completes testing of first Spectrum rocket SpaceNews · 21 Feb 2025 German launch vehicle company Isar Aerospace has completed tests of its first Spectrum rocket and is ready to launch, pending a license.
- Isar Aerospace completes static fires of Spectrum rocket ahead of first European launch NASASpaceflight · 21 Feb 2025 Isar Aerospace has announced the completion of static fires on both stage one and stage…
- Isar Completes Final Static Fire Tests Ahead of Inaugural Spectrum Flight European Spaceflight · 21 Feb 2025 Isar Aerospace has announced the completion of the final tests on its Spectrum rocket, paving the way for its inaugural flight. The company stated that the launch will take place “as soon as possible” following approval...
- Inaugural Isar Spectrum Flight Expected Within “Next Few Months” European Spaceflight · 23 Jan 2025 A Norwegian government announcement has revealed that Isar Aerospace expects to conduct the inaugural flight of its two-stage Spectrum rocket within the “next few months.” In September 2024, an Isar spokesperson told Eur...
- Germany Commits €95M More to Isar, RFA, and HyImpulse European Spaceflight · 20 Dec 2024 The German government has announced that it will make €95 million in additional funding available to support Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and HyImpulse. On 19 December, the German government announced that th...
- ESA Awards €44.2M in Funding to Four European Rocket Builders European Spaceflight · 19 Nov 2024 The European Space Agency has awarded Boost! contract extensions worth €44.2 million to HyImpulse, Isar Aerospace, Orbex, and Rocket Factory Augsburg. ESA member states adopted the Boost! initiative in late 2019. The pri...
- ESA Selects Four Companies to Develop Reusable Rocket Technology European Spaceflight · 28 Oct 2024 The European Space Agency has selected Rocket Factory Augsburg, The Exploration Company, ArianeGroup, and Isar Aerospace to develop reusable rocket technology. On 9 October, ESA held its Future Space Transportation Award...
- Isar Confirms Hot Fire Testing Has Commenced at Andøya European Spaceflight · 22 Sep 2024 German rocket builder Isar Aerospace has told European Spaceflight that the company is “currently performing hot fire tests of the first and second stages” that will be used for the inaugural flight of its Spectrum rocke...
- Isar CEO Tempers Expectations for Inaugural Spectrum Flight European Spaceflight · 10 Sep 2024 Isar Aerospace CEO Daniel Metzler has stated that he would consider the first flight of its Spectrum rocket a success if it doesn’t “blow up the launch site.” The German rocket builder’s two-stage Spectrum rocket will st...
- Norway’s Andøya Spaceport Receives Launch Site Operator License European Spaceflight · 23 Aug 2024 The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Fisheries has granted a launch site operator license to Andøya Spaceport. The new launch facility will host the inaugural flight of the Isar Aerospace Spectrum rocket. Andøy...
- Norwegian spaceport receives government license SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2024 A Norwegian spaceport is a step closer to hosting the first orbital launch for Isar Aerospace after receiving a government license.
- Isar Aerospace Extends Series C Funding Round to €220M European Spaceflight · 20 Jun 2024 German rocket builder Isar Aerospace has announced that it has extended its Series C funding round by more than €65 million, bringing its total funding to over €400 million. Isar was founded in 2018 and is developing its...
- Isar Aerospace raises $70 million SpaceNews · 20 Jun 2024 European small launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace has raised more than 65 million euros ($70 million) in an extension of an earlier round that includes participation from a new NATO-backed fund.
- Isar Secure $20M in Growth Debt from US-based ATEL Ventures European Spaceflight · 6 Jun 2024 German launch provider Isar Aerospace has secured $20 million (€18.39 million) in growth debt from California-based ATEL Ventures. Munich-based Isar Aerospace is developing its two-stage Spectrum rocket, which is designe...
- Boost! ESA · 3 Jun 2024 ESA supports Europe's space transportation visionaries and entrepreneurs through Boost! This video shows just some of the companies that have received co-funding from ESA’s Boost! programme: Orbex with its Prime launcher...
- Isar Aerospace Completes 260-Second Hot Fire Test European Spaceflight · 27 Oct 2023 German launch startup Isar Aerospace has announced significant progress with the development of its Aquila rocket engine. The company has confirmed that flight versions of the engine are currently being manufactured. Isa...
- Isar Aerospace Raises $165 Million Ahead Of First Launch The Launch Pad · 30 Mar 2023 Isar Aerospace has raised $165 million in a Series C funding round to scale up production of its Spectrum rocket
- A front-runner emerges in the European small launcher race Ars Technica · 28 Mar 2023 Isar Aerospace could launch its Spectrum rocket within the next year.
- Isar Aerospace raises $165 million as it gears up for first launch SpaceNews · 28 Mar 2023 German launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace announced March 28 it raised $165 million to scale up production of its Spectrum rocket scheduled to make its first flight later this year.
- Spaceflight books dedicated Isar Aerospace launch in 2026 SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2023 U.S.-based launch services provider Spaceflight said Jan. 25 it has booked a dedicated launch in 2026 from Isar Aerospace, the German rocket developer aiming to perform the first test flight of its Spectrum vehicle this...
- Companies have diverging views on the future of European launch SpaceNews · 16 Nov 2022 Arianespace and German launch startups Isar Aerospace and Rocket Factory Augsburg are moving towards first launches next year but have mixed views on how the European launch sector has and should develop.
- Exotrail signs launch agreement with Isar Aerospace SpaceNews · 3 Nov 2022 Exotrail, a French company developing orbital transfer vehicles, has signed a contract with German launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace for multiple launches over the next several years.
- Isar Aerospace to launch from French Guiana SpaceNews · 21 Jul 2022 European small launch vehicle developer Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement with the French space agency CNES to launch its Spectrum rocket from French Guiana.
- D-Orbit books Isar Aerospace launch for orbital transfer vehicle SpaceNews · 22 Jun 2022 Germany’s Isar Aerospace announced plans June 22 to launch an orbital transfer vehicle no earlier than 2023 for Italian space logistics company D-Orbit.
- Isar Aerospace wins 10 million euro European Commission launch competition SpaceNews · 25 Jan 2022 Isar Aerospace won 10 million euros in a European Union prize competition, the latest sign of the E.U.’s growing role in supporting Europe’s launch industry.
- Isar Aerospace to launch OroraTech wildfire monitoring cubesat constellation SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2021 German launch startup Isar Aerospace has signed a contract with OroraTech to launch the company's wildfire-monitoring cubesat constellation.
- DLR opens applications for free launch services aboard Isar Aerospace demo missions SpaceNews · 1 Sep 2021 German space agency DLR began accepting applications this week for institutional payloads to fly aboard a pair of Isar Aerospace Spectrum launches free of charge.