Claudio Rovai new Elv Chairman
Claudio Rovai has been appointed as Chairman of ELV (European Launch Vehicle), the company controlled by Avio (70%) and the Italian Space Agency (30%), which is responsible for the development and production of the new European Vega launcher.


Vega launcher engines ready for lift-off
The qualification and certification phase for the three solid propellant engines for Vega has been passed with flying colours...


AVIO: the third stage of the Vega launcher passes the test
The bench test conducted on the Zefiro 9A - the upgraded version of the engine powering the third stage of satellite launcher Vega...


Avio, the second stage of the Vega Launcher passes the qualification test
This morning, Zefiro 23, the engine powering the second stage...