February 13th, 2012 at 12:12PM
unknownskywalker: ESA’s Vega launcher scores success on maiden flight ESA’s new Vega launch vehicle lifted off this morning at 10:00 GMT (11:00 CET, 07:00 local time) from the new launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and conducted a flawless qualification flight. With Vega extending the family of launchers available at the spaceport, Europe now covers the full range of launch needs, from small science and Earth observation satellites to the largest missions like ESA’s supply freighters to the International Space Station. Vega will thus add to Europe’s set of launch services next to the Ariane 5 heavy-lifter and the Soyuz medium-class launcher already in service. [Video], [More pictures]

unknownskywalker:

ESA’s Vega launcher scores success on maiden flight

ESA’s new Vega launch vehicle lifted off this morning at 10:00 GMT (11:00 CET, 07:00 local time) from the new launch pad at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, and conducted a flawless qualification flight.

With Vega extending the family of launchers available at the spaceport, Europe now covers the full range of launch needs, from small science and Earth observation satellites to the largest missions like ESA’s supply freighters to the International Space Station.

Vega will thus add to Europe’s set of launch services next to the Ariane 5 heavy-lifter and the Soyuz medium-class launcher already in service. [Video], [More pictures]

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