An Ariane 5 rocket on the launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre (Centre Spatiale Guyanais, CSG) near Kourou, French Guiana, just before lift-off. The

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An Ariane 5 rocket on the launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre (Centre Spatiale Guyanais, CSG) near Kourou, French Guiana, just before lift-off. The Ariane 5 launcher integration building is visible amidst the jungle foliage in the foreground. Photographed at dusk.

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Photo credit: © MARK WILLIAMSON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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