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Ariane 5 moves to launch pad
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: February 15, 2011


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The 165-foot-tall Ariane 5 rocket rolled on rail tracks from its final assembly building to the ELA-3 launch zone Monday. The rocket is scheduled to launch the European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle to resupply the International Space Station.

Credit: Stephane Corvaja/ESA









Credit: Stephane Corvaja/ESA
 

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