Italy's new Vega launcher seen helping Ariane upgrade

Europe's go-ahead for the Italian Vega light space launcher could be an advantage in developing improved solid fuel boosters for Ariane 5. "Vega is a very interesting program," Snecma Group chairman&CEO Jean-Paul Bechat told Show News. "It could kill two birds with one stone - by working on that, we...

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