Private space firm launches from Arctic, before crashing into sea 🚀 Isar Aerospace launched its Spectrum rocket before crashing into the sea 30 seconds later. The two-stage orbital vehicle blasted off from the Arctic Andoeya Spaceport in Norway. Despite failing to reach orbit, the German firm deemed the launch a success, gaining useful data and testing its flight termination system. “This allowed the company to gather a substantial amount of flight data and experience to apply on future mission