ATV-5 launch date is rapidly approaching on 25 July in most timezones but Holger Voss recently launched the Ariane 5ES launcher that will lift Georges Lemaître to the International Space Station, albeit it a 1:50 scale model.
Great work Holger! The model includes the correct launcher-fairing for extra realism. In fact the video is so realistic that it immediately reminded us of the ATV-4 launch, without the French Guiana sunset of course. What do you think?
Screenshot of miniature launch.
ATV-4 launch in 2013. Credits: ESA–S. Corvaja, 2013
Head over to Volker’s blog for more information about his scale-model launches.
Automated Transfer Vehicle page
ATV blog archive
NASA Orion page
NASA Artemis
Airbus Orion page
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