ESA completes second P80 rocket motor firing
The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully completed the second firing of the P80 first stage solid rocket motor intended to power Europe's Vega light rocket. The firing, carried out on a test stand in Kourou, French Guiana, delivered 190 metric tons of thrust - equivalent to a third of the...
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