Thirty years of Ariane

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minigallery: Thirty years of Ariane - gallery

Historic Ariane images from the 1970s, 80s and 90s from ESA archives. Some of ESA's most important missions of the past 30 years have been launched by Ariane, including Giotto, ISO, XMM-Newton, Artemis, Envisat, Rosetta and ATV Jules Verne.

Inside an Ariane 4 payload fairing, 1978

Ariane 'propellant mock-up', erected on the launch site, 1979

Ariane 'propellant mock-up' erected on the launch site, 1979

Engineers working on Ariane 'propellant mock-up', 1979

ESA 's Spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, 1979

Spectacular view of Ariane from top of launch platform, 1979

First launch of Europe's Ariane, 1979

First launch of Europe's Ariane in 1979

Europe's first Ariane, in flight, shortly after launch, 1979

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