Vega’s Second-Stage Engine Blamed For Launch Failure
Credit: Vega: ESA
A thermo-structural failure, prompting a violent event in the second-stage engine, most likely caused the premature termination of the Vega VV15 launch this summer from French Guiana, according to an independent commission analyzing the incident. The commission has proposed a plan to allow the next...
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