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Avio S.p.A • Vega-C Block 2 • Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV) (NA)
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Maiden flight of the European Space Rider (Space Reusable Integrated Demonstrator for Europe Return).
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European reusable spaceplane
Space Rider will perform a parafoil-guided horizontal landing on the Santa Maria island in the Azores archipelago.
Maiden flight of the European Space Rider (Space Reusable Integrated Demonstrator for Europe Return).
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Maiden flight of the European Space Rider (Space Reusable Integrated Demonstrator for Europe Return).
Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and 10 production sites.
Linked via Spaceflight News API (SNAPI).
ArticleA full-scale drop test of ESA’s Space Rider spaceplane in early May was aborted after an anomaly during the captive ascent phase, the agency told European Sp...
ArticleFrom the ESA Blogs.
ArticleFrom the ESA Blogs.
ArticleThe Italian Aerospace Research Centre (CIRA) has completed key testing of the thermal protection system for the European Space Agency’s Space Rider spacecraf...
ArticleA shared solid-fuel booster upgrade that will be used for the first time aboard an Ariane 6 rocket later this year will not be introduced aboard Vega C until...
ArticleWith the announcement of two new launch contracts for its Vega C rocket, totalling more than €100 million, Italian rocket builder Avio appears to have reveal...
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