In what was believed to be the final strand of tests before attempting its first orbital launch, Rocket Factory Augsburg suffered an anomaly during a hot fire test of its first stage and a loss of the vehicle. So what happens now for European launch?
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Rocket Factory Augsburg is gearing up for its first orbital launch attempt of its RFA One rocket. Its spaceport, a set of Islands north of mainland Scotland, is also ready for the company’s launch, the first from the UK’s soil.
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While the US’s private launch sector has been killing it by developing multiple viable launch systems, Europe’s commercial sector has been stagnating, with only Arianespace capable of any projects, with a lot of help from ESA. However, that is not the case for Rocket Factory Augsburg, which just completed a full-duration hot fire of its privately developed second stage.
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