Successful Firing of Vega Second-Stage Motor

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English - June 28, 2006 06:00 - 4 minutes - 26.7 MB Video - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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ESApod reports directly from the Italian test range in Sardinia, where the Zefiro 23 second-stage rocket motor for Vega, Europe's new launch vehicle for smaller payloads, was successfully tested.

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