A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later.

The first orbital rocket launch from mainland Europe ended in failure Sunday, when the vehicle exploded seconds after lift-off, hampering the continent's aspirations in the commercial space sector.

Germany-based Isar Aerospace attempted to launch the first orbital rocket from European soil on Sunday morning (March 30).

Isar Aerospace's debut launch didn't even make it a whole minute off the ground, but that hasn't stopped the company from declaring its SpaceX rival a success.

A private European aerospace startup says it has successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway OSLO, Norway -- A private European aerospace startup said ...

OSLO, Norway — A private European aerospace startup said Sunday it successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway. Isar Aerospace, which is headquartered ...

This was the first of two explosions for SpaceX. Plans to bring the massive rocket to Florida are moving forward.

Despite the short test flight, Isar Aerospace said that it successfully completed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle by launching ... the sea in a fiery explosion.

The unmanned Spectrum rocket, an orbital rocket developed by German start-up Isar Aerospace, started smoking from its sides and then crashed back to Earth with a powerful explosion after launching ...

Isar Aerospace was simply attempting to collect data about the vehicle during the maiden launch, according to the company's website. This was the first rocket launch from Andøya Spaceport ...