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Aerospace: engines of the European Vega launcher ready to flight
Rome, Italy - The qualification and certification phase for the three solid propellant engines has been passed with flying colours
"The last engine, the third stage of the new European Vega launcher, Zefiro 9, manufactured by Avio, has completed all the qualification stages and is now ready, together with Zefiro 23 and P-80, for the production stage, after which propellant will be loaded and the engines will be shipped to French Guyana where they will be assembled for the first launch planned for 2010. The firing test took...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency