Brussels, 13/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - Europe has been gaining in spatial independence since this Monday 13 February, with the first successful launch of the Vega from the space centre of Kourou in French Guiana. “In a little more than three months, Europe has increased the number of launchers it operates from 1 to 3, widening significantly the range of launch services offered by the European operator Arianespace. There is not any more one single European satellite which cannot be launched...