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posted 07-28-2006 03:08 PM               

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Trapani, Sicily.- After two years of inactivity, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) had activated again the Luigi Broglio stratospheric balloon launch base, in the west side of Sicily, preparing the launch of a big balloon carrying a scale model of a space plane, wich will be transported off the coast and droped over the sea in free fall.

The vehicle called FTB1 (Flight Test Bed 1) was developed by Carlo Gavazzi Space on behalf of the Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA).

Follow up at http://stratocat.com.ar/indexe.html

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Luis Eduardo Pacheco
StratoCat - (english version: http://stratocat.com.ar/indexe.html)
Historical recopilation project on the use of stratospheric balloons in the scientific research, the military field and the aerospace activity

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posted 08-02-2006 03:16 PM            

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Thanks for update startocat and link.

Hope test is a success and leads to further advancement.

Phill
spaceuk