Vega Completes First Casting

Avio has completed the first inert casting operation for the P80 main stage of the Vega light booster. The work was done at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, ESA said. The P80, which is 10.5 meters tall, 3 meters in diameter and weighs 88 metric tons, is the only one of Vega's three...

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