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Prometheus full ignition, Arianegroup's test center in Vernon, France. Credit: ArianeGroup

Prometheus undergoes ignition tests: the future of spaceflight with reusable rockets

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The 100-ton thrust Prometheus makes extensive use of new materials and new manufacturing techniques to reduce its cost to just one-tenth that of Ariane 2's Vulcan 5
The moment of the announcement of the anomaly in the launch of a Vega-type launcher, about two minutes after the launch, and shortly after the activation of the second stage. In the graph on the right you can see the deviation of the launcher from its intended course, towards a crash. Screenshot from the official broadcast of Ariane.

Vega launcher exploded two minutes after launch * UAE photography satellite lost

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Moment of launch from the Vega launcher with the two Israeli satellites Venus and Offset 3000 on it, Koro - French Guinea 2/8/17,

A sigh of relief after the first Israeli double launch was successful

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