German rocket builder Isar Aerospace has told European Spaceflight that the company is “currently performing hot fire tests of the first and second stages” that will be used for the inaugural flight of its Spectrum rocket.[...]“All components of our launch vehicle Spectrum have arrived in Andøya and the final preparations for the first test flight of Spectrum are in full swing,” an Isar Aerospace spokesperson said. “We are currently performing hot fire tests of the first and second stages. These tests will determine whether the systems meet all the necessary requirements for the first test flight.”[...]On September 19, SpaceNews reported that during a World Space Business Week panel, Isar COO Stella Guillen stated that the company was “targeting for sure this year” for the inaugural flight of Spectrum. However, the spokesperson talking to European Spaceflight was less inclined to make that prediction.“Depending on the results of these tests, and when we will receive the NCAA license, we will carry out the first test flight as soon as possible.”
Bisher ist noch keine einzige erste Rakete eines privaten Unternehmens bis in den Orbit gekommen(So far not a single first rocket of a private company reached orbit)
ISAR CEO Daniel Metzler has poor knowledge of gobal spaceflight.QuoteBisher ist noch keine einzige erste Rakete eines privaten Unternehmens bis in den Orbit gekommen(So far not a single first rocket of a private company reached orbit)The first rockets of the Chinese companies iSpace, Galactic Energy, Space Pioneer and Orienspace (Hyperbola-1, Ceres-1, Tianlong-2 and Yinli-1) actually made it to orbit.
