Friday 24 October 2014

ESA spaceplane progressing towards Vega launch

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ESA spaceplane progressing towards Vega launch
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Oct 23, 2014 - Europe's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle (IXV) spaceplane has completed another step in its pre-launch checkout process, and is now being readied for fueling ahead of the November 18 flight with Arianespace's lightweight Vega. This activity - which included IXV's fit-check on the adapter that will serve as its interface with the Vega launcher - occurred inside the Spaceport's S1B clean r ... more


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