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Vega: Lares satellite launch reached the third stadium successful

Colleferro, Italy - Joy and commotion during the conference: Tajani, Polverini, Ciufolini and Caio spoken

Great emotions in Colleferro (near Rome) AVIO department, the Italian society which built the VEGA launcher and got the pride of 4500 workers in Italian territory. The launchers reached the lower orbit around the planet and is going to release some GPS satellites and the LARES project, the passive satellite which is going to be the "Object with the heavier mass in the entire solar system" as explained...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1137655
Rome, Italy, 02/13/2012 12:43
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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