The 200th Ariane launcher takes shape at the Spaceport

Assembly of the milestone 200th Ariane is now underway at the Spaceport in preparation for its February 2011 mission with Europe?s second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which will service the International Space Station.



This Ariane 5 ES version of Arianespace?s workhorse heavy-lift launcher is being assembled in the Spaceport?s Launcher Integration Building, where activity began mid-week with the core cryogenic stage?s positioning over the mobile launch table.� It  [...]

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