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In this handout photo released by the European Space Agency (ESA),Vega VV04 carrying ESA's experimental spaceplane, IXV, during liftoff from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou on February 11, 2015 Kourou, French Guiana. This IXV mission will test cutting-edge system and technology aspects to provide Europe with an independent reentry capability, and a building block for reusable space transportation systems. It will validate designs for lifting-bodies, incorporating both the simplicity of capsules and the performance of winged vehicles, with high controllability and manoeuvrability for precision landing. (Photo by Stephane Corvaja/ESA via Getty Images)
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