Spaceport Earth by Joe Pappalardo
Author:Joe Pappalardo [PAPPALARDO, JOE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: SCI098000, HIS037080, SOC037000
ISBN: 9781468315646
Publisher: The Overlook Press
Published: 2017-11-21T05:00:00+00:00
A view of an Ariane 5 rocket approaching the launch pad in French Guiana. The crawler painstakingly delivers the upright rocket from its assembly building to the launch pad. It takes hours. The traditional approach may seem out of date but the European firm has an unbelievably reliable satellite launch record.
Credit: Arianespace
The currents that swirl on the islands in French Guiana can be deadly. Zhang Tong, the president of rocket company Great Wall Industry Corp., slipped into the water and drowned at this spot in 1997. His body was never recovered.
Credit: Joe Pappalardo
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