March 03, 2023
Arianespace and the European Space Agency (ESA) have concluded the independent inquiry into the failure of the second Vega C launch, reporting March 3 that the second stage Zefiro 40 nozzle deteriorated during the mission. The Commission confirmed that the cause was an “unexpected thermo-mechanical over-erosion of the carbon-carbon (C-C) throat insert of the nozzle.”...
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