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April 22, 2014

Arianespace's Vega launcher receives its "upper composite" for this month's launch
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Apr 23, 2014
The third Vega has completed its build-up at the Spaceport in French Guiana, allowing final checkout to begin ahead of this lightweight launcher's April 28 mission with the DZZ-HR Earth observation satellite. Vega's assembly concluded this week with integration of the "upper composite," consisting of DZZ-HR and its protective payload fairing. Installation took place at the Spaceport's ZLV launch site, inside the facility's protective mobile gantry. Produced by Airbus Defence and Space for th ... read more

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International Conference on Protection of Materials and Structures From Space Environment

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Sweden to boost military spending over Ukraine crisis

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