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Swiss company presents satellite launch system which uses an Airbus A-300 aircraft (VIDEO)

Payerne, Switzerland - Dassault and Spaceport Malaysia are among the partners of the project

Payerne-based aerospace company Swiss Space Systems (S-3) officially presented a new reusable small-satellite launch system which utilizes an Airbus A-300 aircraft, whose test flight should begin in 2017. The project has a strong similarity with Dassault's VEHRA system, which in turn is an evolution of US' space agency NASA's X-38, whose shape was defined by Dassault Aviation: the French firm is...

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Rome, Italy, 03/14/2013 13:56
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