Space

Vega on track for January maiden flight from ESA's French Guiana launch site

By 2011-12-13T16:00:00

ESA Vega launch

The European Space Agency will finish its so-called "year of launchers" a few weeks short of realising the maiden flight of its third vehicle, but the Vega light rocket remains on course for a January 2012 launch from ESA's Kourou, French Guiana spaceport.

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