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ESA to Support Industry-Led Reusable Booster Flight Demonstrations

ESA to Support Industry-Led Reusable Booster Flight Demonstrations

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The European Space Agency has announced support for industry-led flight demonstrations of reusable rocket first stages and boosters under a new phase of its Boosters for European Space Transportation (BEST!) initiative. On October 27, ESA published a call for its BEST!2 Flight Demonstrations initiative, intended to accelerate development in this area.

The European Space Agency has announced plans to support industry-led flight demonstrations of reusable rocket first stages and boosters as part of a new phase of its Boosters for European Space Transportation (BEST!) initiative. On 27 October, ESA published a call for its BEST!2 Flight Demonstrations initiative, which is intended to “accelerate the development and […] The post ESA to Support Industry-Led Reusable Booster Flight Demonstrations appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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