The first contract has been signed
for Vega C, a future launcher of the European Space Agency (ESA)
currently being built in Italy by Avio.
The first launch is expected to take place in 2019.
The contract is for two launches scheduled for 2020 and was
signed on Wednesday as part of the International Paris Air Show
Le Bourgetin by the company managing the launches with the
European rockets, Arianespace, and Airbus Defence and Space.
Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo expressed his satisfaction, noting "two
more commercial contracts for a launcher that is still being
built and that last week completed the first functional test of
the first engine casing."
Airbus Defence and Space is the first commercial client of
Vega C, the advanced version of the Vega rocket launcher, and
will be equipped with a lighter and more efficient engine that
traditional ones.
Arianespace general director Stephane Israel expressed "full
confidence in the ability of the launcher built in Italy, who
said that he was "proud of having finalized this first contract
for the future Vega C launcher".
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