VEGA DEVELOPMENT TO BEGIN
With the long political battle for approval now behind it, Vega is now poised to begin full-scale development. The light booster, designed to launch 1.5 metric tons into polar orbit, was approved in December and is to make its maiden flight in 2005 (AW&ST Oct. 25, 2000, p. 25). Prime contractor...
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