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The first test of the P-80 engine of "Vega"
Kourou, French Guyana - The new European launcher
The first ignition test of the P-80, the first-stadium engine of the new European "Vega" launcher, will take place tomorrow in Kourou, French Guyana. The P-80 is the last of the "Vega" engines to be tested, after tests of Zefiro 9 and Zefiro 23 which were made in December 2005 and June 2006 in Salto Quirra, Sardinia. The P-80 is three-meter large and 11-7-meter long and it embarks 88 tons of...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 70503
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency