ESA sets sights on small spaceplane following key trial of technology demonstrator

ESA IXV

A European Space Agency bid to develop a small, reusable spaceplane in the 2017-2018 timeframe is on track for a summer 2014 launch to test key re-entry technologies, following a successful helicopter-drop splashdown trial.

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