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Mobile Gantry Moves At South American Spaceport

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Monday, February 23rd, 2009

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A mobile gantry performed its initial rollout test at the Spaceport in French Guiana, South America, Arianespace announced. The launch site and mobile gantry for the Arianespace Vega lightweight vehicle are part of the infrastructure at the Spaceport ELA-1 launch site, which had been used in the past for missions with Ariane 1 and 3 vehicles. The original facility is being upgraded and updated, with the new gantry meeting Vega's operational requirements. During launch vehicle build-up and payload integration on…

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