IXV ready for liftoff

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This time-lapse video shows IXV’s preparation, fairing encapsulation, transfer to the Vega mobile gantry and upper composite integration on the Vega launcher, at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in January 2015. IXV will be launched 340 km into space on top of a Vega rocket, flight VV04, climbing to 412 km before beginning a long glide back through the atmosphere. During the flight, IXV will test the latest technologies and critical systems to help guide the design of future spaceplanes.

More about IXV:
http://www.esa.int/ixv

Credit/Copyrights
Directed by Stephane Corvaja, ESA
Edited by Manuel Pedoussaut, Zetapress
Music: Hubrid-The Deep

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9 Comments

  1. The music in this video is amazing. I know it says it in the description, but Im unable to find it anywhere. Can anyone link me to it? Oh and congrats on a great launch and splashdown ESA 🙂

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