12/07/2019 (Agence Europe) – Following the failure of the European launcher Vega (mission VV15) on Thursday 11 July, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Arianespace group announced the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry to fully investigate the causes of the failures that led to the loss of the FalconEye1 satellite on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. This is the first failure of the smallest European launcher since its introduction in 2012 (14 successful shots so...