This just in this evening from ESA’s Kirsten MacDonell, ATV Cargo Integration Engineer, working with the team at Kourou to prepare ATV-2 for launch:
I thought you might be interested in some photos of the Separation and
Distancing Cylinder transfer and integration onto the Ariane 5 launcher.
This took place on Friday, 21 January, as part of the L-17-day activities.
The cylindrical Separation and Distancing Module is an adapter that serves as the interface between the assembled ATV and its Ariane 5 launch vehicle. [flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157625773524551″]
Thanks Kirsten!
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