Watch a private German rocket explode during 1st orbital launch attempt from European soil (video)

[Admin]

A dramatic video shows Isar Aerospace's first orbital launch attempt, which ended with a fiery crash into the frigid sea about 30 seconds after liftoff.

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[starman2]

Looks like it didn't have engine nozzle control, let alone a gyroscope to guide it. Do the engine nozzles even swivel ?

 

[contrarian]

Looks like it didn't have engine nozzle control, let alone a gyroscope to guide it. Do the engine nozzles even swivel ?

The Spectrum rocket's Aquila engines use a gimbaled thrust design*, so yes, they are nozzle controlled.

And any rocket like this would also have gyroscopes to optimize guidance and control.

That doesn't mean they worked properly during this launch.


*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimbaled_thrust