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Ariane 5 and Jules Verne ATV arrive at launch pad
 
8 March 2008

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The Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher, on its mobile launch table
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The Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher, on its mobile launch table, shortly after its transfer from the Final Assembly Building (BAF) at the Launch Zone (ZL-3) of Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport, on 7 March 2008, for fuelling and final launch preparation. Also visible are the four 100-m-tall lightning towers surrounding the launch pad.

Credits: ESA - S. Corvaja 2008
 
 
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The Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher, on its mobile launch table
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The Ariane 5 ES-ATV launcher, on its mobile launch table, shortly after its transfer from the Final Assembly Building (BAF) at the Launch Zone (ZL-3) of Ariane Launch Complex no.3 (ELA-3) at the Guiana Space Centre, Europe's Spaceport, on 7 March 2008, for fuelling and final launch preparation. Also visible are two of the four 100-m-tall lightning towers surrounding the launch pad.

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Artist's impression of ATV Jules Verne approaching the International Space Station
 


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