ESA signs contract with Avio for Vega-E

A contract worth €118.8 m for the preparation of Vega-E was signed at ESA’s establishment in Frascati, Italy, by Daniel Neuenschwander, ESA Director of Space Transportation (pictured) and Giulio Ranzo, CEO at Avio. This will further increase the competitiveness and environmental sustainability of Europe’s Vega launch system beyond 2025.

Prime contractor, Avio, with partners will further define the launcher system and its subsystems as well as the preliminary design of the Vega-E launch pad and the associated infrastructure at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.