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Italian CIRA: new technologies for space transport

Capua, Italy - The trans-atmospheric flight simulated in the PWT of the Centre

"First success recorded by ASA (Advanced Structural Assembly), the program promoted and financed by Italian Space Agency (ASI), that aims to the development and realization of materials and innovative structural components for space vehicles and hypersonic aircraft of new generation. The first test, forecast by the program, took place last June, in the 'Scirocco' Plasma Wind Tunnel of CIRA (Italian...

fra/pec - 1091925
Rome, Italy, 07/04/2008 15:02
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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