Relive Vega's first launch

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Join the ground crew and support staff at CSG, Europe's Spaceport, in Kourou, French Guiana for a replay of the historic maiden flight of Vega.
Follow the launch buildup, including interviews with the department heads who brought Vega to realisation, and finally watch the successful launch of Vega, Europe's first light-lift launcher.

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Ariane Soyuz Vega
Aimée Cippe Alberto Corbelli Alessandro Gabrielli André Sicard (Arianespace) Andrea Preve (Avio) Angelo Fontana (REGULUS) Antonio Fabrizi Arturo de Lillis (ASI) Edouard Perez (Arianespace) Engineers (non ESA) Enrico Saggese (ASI) ESA Director ESA Mission manager Ettore Scardecchia (ELV) Flaminia Rossi (ESA) Francesco Depasquale (AVIO) Francesco Profumo Francisco Moreno (Avio) Franco Ongaro (ESA) Gianfranco Reggi (ELV) J.-L. Fournereaux (Safran) Jean-Jacques Dordain Jean-Max Puech (Arianespace) Jean-Yves Le Gall Joël Barre Louis Laurent (Arianespace) M. Cosmo (ASI) Markus Bertschi (ESA) Michel Courtois Michel Debraine (ESA) Neri Agostino (ESA) Paolo Bellomi (ELV) Patrick Loire (Arianespace) Piero Galeone Renato Lafranconi Roger Walker Stefano Bianchi (ESA) Yannick d'Escatha (CNES)
ALMASat-1 Ariane 4 Ariane 5 Avio AVUM CubeSats ELISA Demonstrator Satellites ISS LARES MetOp Satellite MSG-3 Satellite P80 Pléiades 1 Satellite San Marco 1 Scout X-4 SSOT Satellite Vega Launch Vehicle Zefiro 23 Zefiro 9
Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) ESRIN French Guiana Kourou University of Bologna
Analyzing Animating Building Communicating Constructing Controlling Driving Engine firing Igniting introducing Launching Lifting Manufacturing Mission planning Monitoring Moving Navigation Observing Opening Orbiting Presenting Separation Shaking hands Simulating Taking pictures Watching Weaving Working
Aerial view Arianespace ASI Booster Building Calibration & validation Carbon fiber Carbon Filament Winding Control room Countdown Csg jupiter room Data Data services EADS Astrium Earth views (taken by satellites ) Engineers ESA Live Archive Fairing Gantry Instrument Landscape Laser Launch Launch and early orbit phase Launch campaign Launch pad Launcher Logo, flags... Maiden voyage Modules Payload People Qualification Flight Radar Images Retrospection Satellite dish Satellite image Satellites Separation Ships Simulation Solid propellant stage Stages Tracking stations Trajectory

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