ESA’s new Vega launcher scores success on maiden flight
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 07:00
in Astronomy & Space
PR 3 2012 - Vega, ESA’s new launch vehicle, is ready to operate alongside the Ariane 5 and Soyuz launchers after a successful qualification flight this morning from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
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