Commercial First Orbital Rocket Launched From European Soil Explodes Seconds After Liftoff Gizmodo-com March 31, 2025 1 min read First Orbital Rocket Launched From European Soil Explodes Seconds After Liftoff (Image Credit: Gizmodo-com) The German startup behind the rocket referred to the test flight as a great success. Continue Reading Previous: Wild Video Shows Solar Winds Spiraling Millions of Miles From the SunNext: Humans Could Orbit Earth’s Poles for the First Time Today. What Took So Long? Related Stories 2 min read Commercial Voyager, Max Space Team on Expandable Tech Payload February 6, 2026 2 min read Commercial Muon Space’s Sat-Backed Growth Strategy for 2026 Payload February 5, 2026 2 min read Commercial York Drops Protest of Apex’s SBIR Award Payload February 4, 2026