https://spacewatch.global/tag/daniel-metzler/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:54:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/daniel-metzler/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-insights-day-one-at-handelsblatt-security-defence-when-space-moved-from-context-to-core/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70607 Day one of the Handelsblatt Security & Defence Conference in Berlin delivered an unusually coherent message across panels, keynotes, and formats: space is no longer an enabling backdrop of security policy – it is now a central arena of deterrence, sovereignty, and economic power.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/spacewatchgl-opinion-onward-and-upward-what-isar-aerospaces-second-flight-really-signals-for-europe/ Mon, 19 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70527 From Andøya, above the Arctic Circle, Isar Aerospace used a pre-launch press briefing on 19th January 2026 to do far more than talk about a rocket. Just days before its second launch attempt, CEO and co-founder Daniel Metzler framed Spectrum’s upcoming flight as a stress test not only of hardware, but of Europe’s credibility as a space power.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/08/isar-aerospace-secures-launch-agreements-with-esa-for-cassini-and-tom-and-jerry-missions/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=67361 Isar Aerospace has secured launch service agreements with ESA and the European Commission as part of the Flight Ticket Initiative. The contracts mark the first launch agreements between a privately funded European launch service provider and European institutions, setting a precedent for future institutional launches aboard Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle ‘Spectrum’.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/06/isar-aerospace-signs-agreement-with-eldridge-industries-for-eur-150m-financing/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=66003 Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement with Eldridge Industries for a convertible bond of EUR 150m. The company has also obtained all necessary regulatory approval for implementing the agreement. The investment will consequently enable Isar Aerospace to expand its flexible and cost-efficient launch service offerings for its global clientele, while simultaneously strengthening sovereign European access to space]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/isar-aerospace-conducts-first-flight-test-for-spectrum-launch-vehicle/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64623 Isar Aerospace has conducted the first flight test of its Spectrum launch vehicle from Andøya Spaceport in Norway, becoming the first European commercial space company to launch an orbital rocket from Continental Europe. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/03/isar-aerospace-to-launch-nosa-satellites-from-andoya-spaceport/ Thu, 13 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64392 The Norwegian Space Agency has contracted Isar Aerospace to launch its Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) program satellites. Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle, Spectrum, will subsequently transport the two satellites to sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) from the company’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Spaceport launch site in Norway.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/isar-aerospace-prepares-for-maiden-test-launch-of-its-spectrum-launch-vehicle/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=64107 Isar Aerospace is preparing for its first test flight, having successfully completed static firings of both stages of its launch vehicle ‘Spectrum’. The first flight will subsequently take place from Andøya Spaceport in Norway as soon as possible following Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) approval and licensing.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/isar-aerospace-to-establish-new-headquarters-in-vaterstetten/ Thu, 02 May 2024 06:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54994 Isar Aerospace has announced that it will establish its new company headquarters near Munich in the municipality of Vaterstetten after signing a contract with VGP Group. VGP Group will consequently develop and build the facility for Isar Aerospace in the industrial area of Parsdorf III. The new site will accommodate the production, development, and corporate headquarters of Isar Aerospace.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/11/andoya-spaceport-is-officially-inaugurated/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 07:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52081 Andøya Spaceport has been officially inaugurated as the first operational spaceport in continental Europe, and the first launch site of the European launch service company Isar Aerospace. The inauguration happened in an official ceremony, with H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon inaugurating the spaceport. The inauguration also marks an essential milestone on Isar Aerospace’s path to its first test flight.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/03/isar-aerospace-announces-closing-of-series-c-round/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 06:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=47555 Isar Aerospace has announced the closing of its USD 165m (EUR 155m) Series C round, making it one of the largest SpaceTech financing rounds globally and one of the largest European DeepTech fundraises. 7-Industries Holding, Bayern Kapital via its Scale Up Fund Bavaria, Earlybird Venture Capital, HV Capital, Lakestar, Lombard Odier Investment Managers, Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), UVC Partners, and Vsquared Ventures all backed the round.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/07/isar-aerospace-selected-to-fly-satellites-from-guiana-space-centre/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 06:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=42248 The French Space Agency, CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales), selected private European launch service provider, Isar Aerospace, to operate its rockets at the Diamant site of CSG (Centre Spatial Guyanais) in French Guiana, Isar said. The company has signed a binding term sheet for conducting commercial and institutional launch operations at CSG starting from 2024.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/11/isar-aerospace-to-provide-launch-services-to-european-institutions/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=37392&preview=true&preview_id=37392 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Space Agency at DLR support Isar Aerospace with €11 million to provide launch services for institutional payloads, the Munich-based startup said. The contract includes the provision of launch services for institutional European payloads of up to 150 kg on the first two flights ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/space-cafe-germany-by-andreas-schepers-recap-daniel-metzler-co-founder-and-ceo-of-isar-aerospace/ Sun, 11 Jul 2021 08:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34316 In this Space Cafe German edition, Andreas Schepers talked with Daniel Metzler,, co-founder and CEO of Isar Aerospace , provided insights into the development and future of the launcher start-up. As of today, IsarAerospace has 170 employees. According to Metzler, these are mainly young professionals who are often hired directly from university. A locational advantage as a German company]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/06/register-today-for-our-space-cafe-germany-by-andreas-schepers-on-8-july-2021/ Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=33819 Isar Aerospace: the Bavarian SpaceX? In this edition of Space Café Germany, we talk to Daniel Metzler, one of the founders and managing directors of Isar Aerospace. Isar Aerospace is considered the German NewSpace startup of the moment. The young company from Munich is building the two-stage Spectrum, a launch vehicle capable of carrying up to one ton of payload into low-Earth orbit. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/04/isar-aerospace-signs-exclusive-launch-pad-in-norway-for-up-to-20-years/ Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31941 sar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket will launch from Norway: Isar Aerospace has signed an agreement with Norwegian Andøya Space to secure exclusive access for a period of up to twenty years to one of its launch pads on the island Andøya. “We are very happy and proud that we were able to secure our dedicated launch pad on Andøya, the best-funded spaceport in continental Europe.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/12/isar-aerospace-raises-75-million-euros-in-funding/ Mon, 14 Dec 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29027&preview=true&preview_id=29027 Isar Aerospace raises 75 million Euros in funding]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/10/isar-aerospace-will-launch-small-sats-from-french-guiana/ Fri, 16 Oct 2020 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=27293&preview=true&preview_id=27293 Isar Aerospace will launch small sats from French Guiana]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/spacewatchgl-interviews-daniel-metzler-of-isar-aerospace/ Sun, 05 Jan 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18031&preview=true&preview_id=18031 Isar Aerospace, part of the German New Space ecosystem, announced the successful closing of a 17 Million US Dollar Round A funding in December 2019 (as reported by SpaceWatch.Global - LINK). SpaceWatch.Global's COO Torsten Kriening had a chance to speak with Daniel Metzler, Co-Founder and CEO of Isar Aerospace shortly after the announcement.]]>