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MaiaSpace Ditches Suborbital Test Flight Plans

MaiaSpace Ditches Suborbital Test Flight Plans

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MaiaSpace has abandoned plans for a suborbital test of its Maia rocket, deciding instead to move directly to a full orbital launch attempt for the vehicle's inaugural flight in the second half of 2027. The ArianeGroup subsidiary had originally planned to fly a full two-stage Maia vehicle with a reduced configuration before this change.

MaiaSpace has scrapped plans to conduct a suborbital test flight of its Maia rocket, opting instead to proceed straight to a full orbital launch attempt for the vehicle’s inaugural flight in the second half of 2027. Under its initial development roadmap, the ArianeGroup subsidiary would have flown a full two-stage Maia vehicle with a reduced […] The post MaiaSpace Ditches Suborbital Test Flight Plans appeared first on European Spaceflight.

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