Vega main engine test in Kourou

A prototype of the P80 rocket motor, which will power the first stage of ESA's new small launcher - Vega, was successfully tested on 4 December at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Ignition occurred at 12:35 local time (15:35 UTC/GMT).

Link: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMXE029R9F_index_0.html

Time: 5. Dec. 2007

Feed: ESA Top News

Topics: kourou, vega