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Vega-C rocket solid rocket motor tested in French Guiana

A test article of the P120C rocket motor was tested in French Guiana on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Photo Credit: ESA/CNES

The vast jungles of French Guiana echoed with the sounds of a different type of thunder other than the natural kind on Monday Jan. 28. An artificial roar was generated by a solid rocket motor that is planned to be used on the Vega-C rocket that Arianespace is developing to launch…