Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Kourou Pad for Soyuz Vertical Integration


The first of many Soyuz boosters will take off from the European Spaceport in French Guiana next year marking a benchmark, It will be the first time a Russian-made Soyuz is launched from a spaceport other than Baikonur or Plesetsk. The above video animation shows how the Soyuz will be vertically prepared for launch at the pad at the Kourou spaceport.

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