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LARES: Laser Relativity Satellite ALMASat-1: ALma MAter SATellite CubeSats

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Relive Vega's first launch on 13 February

A look back at Vega's first liftoff

7 March 2012 Watch this special ESA Web-TV edition on the new, small Vega rocket. Discover more about the latest member in Europe's family of launchers as we revisit its maiden flight last month and get up close and personal with Stefano Bianchi, ESA's Vega programme manager.

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Special memorial to honour Italian space pioneer

27 February 2012 Prof. Carlo Buongiorno, co-founder of the Italian space agency ASI, played a fundamental role in the Italian space plan and marked the history of space in Europe. To honour the legacy he has left behind, such as the recent Vega maiden flight, an international memorial day took place on 27 February in Rome, Italy.

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13 February 2012	ESA’s new Vega launcher scores success on maiden flight

12 February 2012	Final ‘go’ for Vega launch

3 February 2012	Vega set for its inaugural flight

31 January 2012	Three launch pads at Europe’s Spaceport

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