Thursday 15 January 2015

Vega ready to launch ESA spaceplane

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Vega ready to launch ESA spaceplane
Paris (ESA) Jan 15, 2015 - On its first launch of the year, Europe's Vega rocket will loft ESA's unmanned spaceplane to test reentry technologies for future vehicles. The launch campaign has resumed, aiming for a liftoff on 11 February from Kourou, French Guiana to release ESA's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle, IXV, into a suborbital trajectory. This mission will provide vital flight data for Europe to forge ahead ... more


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