The construction site for the ground segment of Vega, the small European launcher, was opened at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana last month. Vega is due to be launched at the end 2007 and will complement the European mid-class Soyuz and heavy-class Ariane 5 launchers.
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