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recovery ship leaves Genoa to demonstrator IXV splashdown point in the Pacific

Rome, Italy - The Intermediate Experimental Vehicle developed by the industry as prime-contractor

The European Space Agency's IXV (Intermediate Experimental Vehicle) atmospheric reentry demonstrator, developed by Thales Alenia Space as prime-contractor, has kicked off its launch campaign at the Guiana Space Center in French Guiana. The launch is scheduled in November; the mission itself will last 1 hour and 40 minutes, culminating in a parachute-assisted landing in the Pacific Ocean, where it will...

fra/pec - 1163023
Rome, Italy, 10/06/2014 16:38
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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