At the end of last week, Ariane 5 was transferred from Kourou’s Launcher Integration Building to the Final Assembly Building (BAF, in French) located at Europe’s Spaceport. ATV-2 and the fairing (the aerodynamic nose cone) will be installed atop the launcher in the coming days.
Image: View of Kourou’s BAF during launch of Ariane V-188
Credit: Alexander Stirn via Flickr some rights reserved
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