credit Avio caption: Zefiro-9 Vega ‘s thid stage fires successfully
The last engine, the third stage of the new European Vega launcher, Zefiro 9, manufactured by Avio, has completed all the qualification stages and is now ready, says Avio.
PICTURE: Zefiro 9 firing
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