
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) new Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata – or Vega – launch vehicle lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana,at 10 a.m. GMT on February 13 on its maiden flight. Designed for launching modest payloads, Vega is intended to complement Europe’s existing family of launchers that contains the Ariane five heavy-lifter and Soyuz medium-class launchers. The maiden flight saw the initial Vega successfully carry nine satellites into orbit…
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