LINGUAGGIO MACCHINA

ESA’s new, small launcher will carry nine satellites into orbit on its very first flight: Italian space agency’s LARES and ALMASat-1 with seven CubeSats from European universities. The very first Vega will lift off from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, to release nine satellites into orbit and add a new capability to Europe’s fleet of launch systems. The first mission, designated VV01, is scheduled for liftoff during a two-hour launch window during 10:00–12:00 GMT (11:00–13:00 CET; 07:00–09:00 local time) This first flight marks the culmination of nine years of development by ESA and its partners, the Italian space agency (ASI) and ELV SpA, the prime contractor for developing the vehicle. This programme was supported by seven ESA member states: Belgium, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Designed to provide Europe with a safe, reliable, competitive and efficient launch capacity for scientific and Earth observation payloads, Vega is compatible wi...

Adriano Bissiri: Guns for launching the missile with the force of the breath only. The configuration ranges from a simple tube with a mouthpiece at the end, a tube with an appendix offset from the tube's axis carrying the mouthpiece or a tube with a mouthpiece attached at the end of a flexible tube. Application filed April 25, 1928. Serial N0. 272,595.