Basic assembly is complete for the 200th Ariane launcher

Initial assembly is complete for the milestone 200th Ariane for launch, as preparations continue for next February’s Ariane 5 mission that will loft a European Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) to service the International Space Station. During activity in the Spaceport’s Launcher Integration Building, the Ariane 5 ES version of Arianespace’s heavy-lift workhorse was fitted with its equipment bay, followed by installation of the EPS upper stage.