SECOND SHIPMENT OF SOYUZ LAUNCH SITE HARDWARE ARRIVES IN FRENCH GUIANA

Europe’s Spaceport has welcomed another major shipment of hardware and systems for the new Soyuz launch site as preparations continue for the medium-lift vehicle’s inaugural mission from French Guiana later this year. Arriving aboard the Flinterland sea-going vessel on January 8, the unloading of 125 containers and boxes was completed yesterday – with the hardware and material transferred to the Spaceport by road.