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I think the purpose of this program is to provide the ESA with independence from the Russian and American space programs, so with this in mind the IXV and its f

I think the purpose of this program is to provide the ESA with independence from the Russian and American space programs, so with this in mind the IXV and its follow-on projects are going to be very interesting. Did anyone else notice how fast the Vega liftoff was? I think thats probably one of the fastest, smoothest takeoffs of any launch platform I've seen lately .. certainly impressive.

trhway 12y ago
> independence from the Russian and American space programs especially given that the capability for global high-precision strikes with highly-maneuvering hypersonic reentry vehicles is a must-have part of very near future arsenal.