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ESA’s IXV re-entry vehicle prepares for soft landing

Submit on Friday, November 9th, 2012 22:58

Europe’s IXV Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is completing a series of descent and landing tests, including a full-scale splashdown planned for early next year, allowing the mission to move ahead towards launch in 2014.Other Posts:Air Force’s Latest Environmental Satellite Begins OperationsDirecTV, EchoStar HD ProgrammingIntelsat Shuts Down Transponder Hijacked By TerroristsBoeing, Lockheed submit TSAT proposalsOrbital Sciences Corporation results Q1 2009EADS (Astrium) results H1 2010NASA OIG: NASA’s Management of NPPNEC announces role in JAXA’s water cycle observation satellite
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