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Isar Aerospace’s first Spectrum launch fails (spacenews.com)
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The first launch of Isar Aerospace’ Spectrum rocket failed March 30 when the vehicle lost attitude control seconds after liftoff and plummeted to Earth.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago

There is a nice video of the full airborne phase, up to its demise in the water. Luckily the launch pad is not impacted.

They did reach the 30 seconds of flight announced prior to the launch, so not too bad. It looks like primarily GNC issue, though this could also be originating from a thruster issue.

https://bsky.app/profile/selshevneren.bsky.social/post/3lllwns5xpc2w

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

While it was not terrible for a first flight, crashing on land surely isn't a good thing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

What KSP mod is that?