Ariane 5 rocket blasts off in first post-lockdown launch

Paris An Ariane 5 rocket lifted off on Saturday in the first launch from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana since the facility closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. European space company Arianespace aborted a previous launch on July 31, minutes before the scheduled lif

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Published 16 August 2020, 8:00 · Updated 21:28

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Ariane 5 rocket blasts off in first post-lockdown launch

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An Ariane 5 rocket lifted off on Saturday in the first launch from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana since the facility closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. European space company Arianespace aborted a previous launch on July 31, minutes before the scheduled lift-off, due to an issue with a sensor in a hydrogen tank.

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