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The Zefiro-40 solid rocket motor, the second stage of the Vega-C rocket, was tested today by Vega-C prime contractor Avio at its Salto di Quirra test facility in Sardinia, Italy. The motor features an improved engine nozzle design, required to prepare for a Vega-C return-to-flight by the end of 2024.
After having to scrap plans for rides on two other launch vehicles, an international satellite will travel into orbit this week from Vandenberg Space
SpaceX is set to launch a European Space Agency Earth observation satellite into orbit from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday.
Italy's Vega-C rocket is closer to flying again after a successful test of its engines carried out at the end of May, its manufacturer Avio said on Tuesday. Vega-C launchers are...
Europe has been without a heavy-lift rocket since the Ariane 5's final flight in July 2023, so the ESA is keen to start testing the Ariane 6.