EADS Ships Another ESC-A Upper Stage to Kourou
Credit: INGO WAGNER, BREMEN
EADS Space Transportation has shipped another ESC-A cryogenic upper stage to Kourou, French Guiana, for a second launch attempt of the upgraded "10 tons" Ariane 5. Built at the EADS facility in Bremen, Germany, the new upper stage uses the same HM-7B engine that powered the third stage of the...
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