The first launch of Europe's new Vega-C rocket since a failed flight two years ago has been rescheduled for Thursday after days of delays, according to the European Space Agency.

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Europe's Vega-C rocket returns to space after two-year gap

Europe's Arianespace launched the Vega-C rocket on Thursday, marking a return to space for the upgraded Italian launcher two years after it failed during a debut commercial mission.Carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite into orbit for the European Union's flagship Copernicus Earth observation programme, Vega

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Europe's new Vega-C rocket launched Thursday from French Guiana and put a satellite into orbit in its first takeoff since a failed flight two years ago.After two days of delays, the rocket -- crucial to Europe's autonomy in reaching space -- took off without problems, carrying the Sentinel-1C satellite for the European Union's Copernicus Earth observation programme.The satellite, which provides data and services for observing the planet in order…

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Europe's Vega-C rocket launches satellite into orbit after delays

Almost two years after the failed launch of the European Vega C, a rocket of this type took off for the first time. The rocket took off from the European spaceport in Kourou in French Guiana at around 22:20 CET. Technology from Austria is also on board. Both the thermal insulation and the navigation receiver of the satellite come from the domestic space company Beyond Gravity. The shell is a multi-layer thermal insulation made of several layers …

Knapp zwei Jahre nach dem fehlgeschlagenen Start der europäischen Vega C ist erstmals wieder eine Rakete des Typs abgehoben Die Rakete startete um etwa 22.20 Uhr MEZ vom europäischen Weltraumbahnhof in Kourou in Französisch-Guayana ab. Mit an Bord befindet sich auch Technik aus Österreich. Sowohl die Thermalisolation wie auch der Navigationsempfänger des Satelliten stammen von dem heimischen Weltraumunternehmen Beyond Gravity.Bei der Hülle handl…

Europäische Vega-C-Rakete ins Weltall gestartet

Kronen Zeitung

Vienna

Austria

European Vega-C rocket launched into space

Scheduled for Wednesday evening, the launch from the Guiana Space Center was delayed for 24 hours, “due to a mechanical problem preventing the removal of the Vega C mobile gantry”.

Prévu mercredi soir, le lancement depuis le Centre spatial guyanais a été retardé de 24 heures, «en raison d’un problème mécanique empêchant le retrait du portique mobile de Vega C».

Le lancement de la fusée européenne Vega C à nouveau reporté après un problème mécanique

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Paris

Île-de-France

France

The launch of the European Vega C rocket postponed again after a mechanical problem

Here you can find information on the topic of “space travel”. Read now “Comeback of a rocket: Europe’s Vega C to return to space”.

Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Raumfahrt“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Comeback einer Rakete: Europas Vega C soll zurück ins All“.

Raumfahrt: Comeback einer Rakete: Europas Vega C soll zurück ins All

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Germany

Space travel: Comeback of a rocket: Europe's Vega C to return to space

A European Vega-C carrier rocket was successfully launched in Kourou in French Guiana on Thursday evening, space company Arianespace announced.

In Kourou in Frans-Guyana is donderdagavond een Europese Vega-C-draagraket succesvol gelanceerd. Dat maakte ruimtevaartbedrijf Arianespace bekend.

Vega-C-raket succesvol gelanceerd

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Mediahuis

Belgium

Vega-C rocket successfully launched

Europe's Vega-C rocket has successfully returned to space after failing on its first commercial mission two years ago.

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European Vega-C rocket launches after two-year gap

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United Kingdom

Europe's troubled Vega-C rocket to launch after delays

For around two years, Europe's space program has had to make do without Vega C. After a failed launch, it is now set to go into space for the first time. However, the launch date has been postponed at short notice.

Seit rund zwei Jahren muss Europas Raumfahrt ohne Vega C auskommen. Erstmals soll sie nach einem Fehlstart nun ins All. Kurzfristig wird das Startdatum aber geschoben.

Start der europäischen Vega-C-Rakete verschoben

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Launch of the European Vega-C rocket postponed

Vega C Rocket's Return to Space Delayed Again  Arianespace has announced yet another delay for the launch of Europe's Vega C rocket. The space agency attributed the postponement to a mechanical issue, specifically the inability to withdraw the mobile gantry.This latest delay pushes the debut of the upgraded Italian launcher further, extending its two-year absence from space missions.The earliest possible rescheduled launch is now set for Thursda…

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