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The mission to loft LISA Pathfinder is designated Flight VV06 in Arianespace's launcher family numbering system, and will be the sixth Vega launch from the Spaceport since its introduction.
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...designed to simulate a real-life launch campaign and inspire students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
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“The Angara system is scalable to meet various performance requirements, and the use of common technology will reap production efficiencies in the factory."—Andrey Kalinovskiy, General Director, Khrunichev.
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“The Atlas V rocket, integrated with a Delta program third stage, launched this baby grand piano sized spacecraft at more than 36,000 miles per hour, making it the fastest object to be launched from Earth.
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"Launching from the Cape adds another capability to our program and brings us to four ranges from which Minotaur can launch."—Rich Straka, V.P. + GM, Launch Vehicles Division, Orbital ATK.
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Ariane 5 will deliver a total lift performance of more than 8,580 kg. on the July 15 mission, designated Flight VA224.
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...the representatives reported they had met the criteria in which half of “passengers” survived.
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[SatNews] The rocket's name is like a character from the Old West, Black Brant, but there's nothing old about this rocket and the launch's mission.
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The good news is that no one died as a result of this launch anomaly
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"We are now in discussions with Khrunichev Centre to obtain further cooperation on..."—Vladimir Terekhov, CIS Branch Mgr., Airbus Defence and Space.
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