This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Ariane rocket launch. ESA (european Space Agency) Ariane 44 roc

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This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Ariane rocket launch. ESA (european Space Agency) Ariane 44 rocket preparing for launch on flight V150 carrying the NSS-7 international communication satellite. Photographed at Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana, on 16th April 2002.

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Photo credit: © EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY/CNES/ARIANESPACE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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