European start-up scrubs attempt to launch orbital rocket on first test flight

Isar Aerospace launch vehicle Spectrum stands on a launchpad at Andoya Spaceport in Nordmela, on Andoya island, Norway (Simon Fischer/Isar Aerospace, Photo Wingmen Media via AP)

A private European aerospace company scrubbed its attempt on Monday to launch the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle from Norway.

Unfavourable winds meant that the Spectrum rocket could not be launched from the island of Andoya in northern Norway, Munich-based Isar Aerospace said.