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AND IT’S OFF: A Vega launch vehicle lofts ESA’s IXV spaceplane to its suborbital mission. Photo Credit: ESA–S. Corvaja It wasn’t Superman, but a spaceplane; however, it sure appeared to travel “faster than a speeding bullet,” as it cleared the pad in four seconds. At 13:40 GMT (8:40 EST) today, the flight of […] Fueling IXV: “The IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is being prepared for launch at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. IXV will be launched 320 km into space on top of a Vega rocket, climbing up to 420 km before beginning a long glide back through the atmosphere. In the process, IXV will gather […] |
 Next Launch CRS-18 on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral AFB, FL scheduled for: 24 Jul 19 at 22:24 GMT 24 Jul 19 at 6:24pm Eastern 
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