Experimental ESA Spaceplane’s First Test Flight Was a Success (Updated)
Today the European Space Agency’s test spaceplane went on a successful 100-minute, remotely-operated ride along the equator from Kourou, French Guiana to the Pacific Ocean, just west of the Galapagos islands. IXV was launched 340 km into space on top of a Vega rocket, flight VV04, had climbed to 412 km before began a long…
