Europe's VEGA-C rocket starts successfully: a new space horizon!

Europe's VEGA-C rocket starts successfully: a new space horizon!

A triumphal moment for European space travel! The first successful mission of the Vega-C rocket after almost two years is done! In the night of Friday, at 10:20 p.m. German time, the rocket took off from the European Space Railway station in Kourou, French-Guayana. Josef Aschbacher, the head of the European Space Agency ESA, announced the good news and thus brought the hope of a new era of satellite starts back to Europe.

The return of the vega c

The Vega C is not just a rocket-it is the latest development of the Vega series, which has successfully promoted light satellites to space since 2012. With an impressive capacity of over two tons, the Vega C can now transport about 800 kilograms more load than its predecessor. In addition, it is cheaper and able to place satellites on various orbits. This progress is crucial to strengthen Europe's competitiveness in the global space market.

The Vega C was originally supposed to start in the summer of 2022, but after a successful first flight, a setback followed: the first commercial start in December 2022 ended in a disaster when the rocket came off the course in a engine due to a technical problem and fell into the sea. But now Europe has control and the opportunity to bring their own satellites and experiments into space again - an important step for European space travel!