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  "id": 5947657,
  "title": "Isar Aerospace reaches orbit and deploys payloads on second flight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-06T07:21:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
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    "url": "https://isaraerospace.com/press/history-for-european-spaceflight-isar-aerospace-reaches-orbit-and-deploys-payloads-on-second-flight"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "September 5, 2026 – Isar Aerospace, a European commercial space company, has achieved a historic milestone by successfully launching satellites into orbit on its second flight. The mission, named 'Onward and Upward', departed from Isar Aerospace's dedicated launch complex in Andøya, Norway, at 10:12 pm CEST. CEO Daniel Metzler expressed pride in the team's accomplishment, stating that their success marks a significant shift in European spaceflight. This achievement comes just a few years after similar progress took the European space industry decades to make. Isar Aerospace's pioneering model involves building launch vehicles and a vertically integrated production facility, which enables the company to manufacture up to 40 launch vehicles annually. With its new 40,000 m² production facility, Isar Aerospace is poised to meet the growing global demand for space launches. The company's 'Spectrum' launch vehicles, with sizes ranging from 3 to 7, are currently in production, providing customers worldwide with a sovereign launch option.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/raumfahrt-isar-aerospace-startet-neuen-raketenversuch",
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        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "Watch Isar Aerospace try to make history today with launch from Norway",
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        "title": "German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone",
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Germany's Isar rocket launches from arctic Norway and reaches orbit",
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        "outlet": "The Local Germany",
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        "outlet": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
        "title": "German startup Isar reaches orbit in boost to Europe’s homegrown launch ambitions",
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        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Germany's Isar Aerospace launches rocket into orbit from Norway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/germanys-isar-aerospace-launches-rocket-into-orbit-from-norway-5939407",
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