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German startup notches Europe's first successful private orbital launch

German startup Isar Aerospace becomes the first company to achieve a successful private orbital space launch. But first: Germany's far-right AfD party scores a big electoral victory, pushed along in part by the country's structural economic crisis and its fiscal policies.

German startup notches Europe's first successful private orbital launch

A German startup, Isar Aerospace, has achieved Europe's first successful private orbital space launch.

In a separate development, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has scored a significant electoral victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, according to The National UAE. The party won 44 per cent of the votes counted, finishing ahead of the Christian Democratic Union.

The AfD's victory has sparked concern across Europe, with French Finance Minister Roland Lescure expressing worries over the party's rise, describing it as a "very, very worrying signal".

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