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Updated October 2008
Missile Chronology
2008
16 May 2008
Argentine National Space Activities Commission (CONAE) conducts a second test of the Tronador I ballistic missile using liquid fuel.
— "Proyeto Tronador – I", Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE), <http://www.conae.gov.ar>
July 2008
Aware of the stigma of the Condor II, Argentine authorities want to maximize transparency and make sure the Tronador project adheres to international agreements. CONAE assures that the project started from scratch, but researchers told newspaper Perfil that VENG and the other participating institutions employ engineers that participated in the Condor project and have returned from the U.S just to be part of the Tronador project. José Astigueta, Tronador’s project manager, told Perfil that Tronador II, ten times more powerful than its predecessor, is already being built and it is expected to fly its first mission in 2010. He also revealed plans for Tronador III, which will have a payload of 250 kg and will use solid fuel in some of its stages.
— "Construyen un nuevo cohete en la misma base del Cóndor II", Perfil, 27 July 2008, <www.diarioperfil.com.ar>
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