On Monday, September 7, rocket production began Germany a new company, Isar Aerospace, which plans to launch a 27-meter-long rocket into orbit next year.
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The company’s factory was opened Bavarian the Prime Minister of the federal state Marcus Seder.
The company’s goal is to deliver up to 1,200 kilograms of cargo, such as satellites, to low Earth orbit, said Daniel Mecler, co-founder and CEO of Isar Aerospace.
According to him, the services could be offered in the coming weeks or months.
Among the investors of the company, founded in 2018, is the US private space company “SpaceX“Former Vice President Balent Altens.
Isar Aerospace began production at a time when German businessmen were lobbying for a spaceport to be built on German soil.
The Ministries of Economy confirmed on Monday that they are considering a proposal from the German Federation of Industry (BDI) to build a space launch.
The proposal envisages the construction of a spacecraft in the North Sea, from which small missiles could be launched, and would be managed privately with public aid.
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