Solid fuel engine for Vega second stage tested in Sardinia
A 16-ton solid-fuel second stage for Europe's proposed Vega small satellite launch vehicle has been fired for a second time in a test the European Space Agency described as successful. The four-meter-long stage was test fired June 17 at the Salto di Quirra launch range in Sardinia. The stage was...
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