Status Report

Photo: Ariane V On Launch Pad Ready To Put Kepler ATV Into Orbit

By SpaceRef Editor
February 15, 2011
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This image was taken during the transfer of the Ariane 5 rocket to the Launch pad on Feb. 14, 2011, at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. ESA’s latest Automated Transfer Vehicle is being readied for launch to the International Space Station on Feb. 15 at 22:13:27 GMT from the Spaceport. The unmanned spaceship will deliver essential supplies and reboost the Station during its mission lasting three and half months. Photo courtesy of ESA/Stephane Corvaja JSC2011-E-016539 (14 Feb. 2011) — high res (1.3 M) low res (117 K)

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