The Journal of Space Commerce

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Vega Launch System Viability Extended Beyond 2025

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Tom Patton
Jul 30, 2021
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The competitiveness and environmental sustainability of Europe’s Vega launch system has been extended beyond 2025 through a contract signed between ESA and Avio in Italy.

“This contract takes Vega a step further, having at its heart the new M10 liquid oxygen–methane cryogenic engine, which will further increase its competitiveness, performance and sustai…

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