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Paris, France (SPX) Jul 10, 2006 ESA's Vega launch vehicle successfully tested its second stage motor, the Zefiro 23, at the Italian Ministry of Defense test center in Salto di Quirra, Sardinia, on June 26. The 7.5-meter (24-foot) tall, 2-meter (6-foot) diameter motor, featuring a carbon epoxy filament-wound casing, delivered more than 100 metric tons of thrust (1,070 kilo Newtons), burning some 24 metric tons of solid propellant in 75 seconds. Controllers gathered numerous data the test and are now analyzing the information to improve technical knowledge of the motor's behavior and refine the launcher's future performance. Technicians also tested various subsystems during the firing, including a thrust vector-control system. The next step for the Vega motor will be its critical design review, during which its technical characteristics will be finalized, ESA said in a news release. Related Links Vega at ESA ESA
Aerojet To Develop Rocket Powered Landing System For CEV
Sacramento CA (SPX) Jun 29, 2006Aerojet announced Tuesday it has been awarded a five year contract to develop technology for a rocket-powered landing system for the crew module of NASA's new Crew Exploration Vehicle the spacecraft intended to replace the space shuttle fleet after 2010.
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