A1 German News | India's First Private Rocket Reaches Orbit

Learn with slow German news for A1 listening practice. In this episode: India's first private company reaches orbit with a rocket launch from Sriharikota. Also: The EU's new border checks are causing longer waits at passport control. Today’s German focus: dauern = to take time. Vocabulary: die Kontrolle (passport control; checking), die Schlange (queue), lange (long; for a long time). Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-07-19