Arianespace Readies Rosetta For Feb. 26 Launch
By Staff Writer | January 21, 2004
Arianespace completed Wednesday the integration of the equipment bay and the storable propellants stage for the Feb. 26 launch of the European Space Agency‘s Rosetta comet probe aboard an Ariane 5 from Kourou, French Guiana. The transfer of the launcher from the launcher integration building to the final assembly building is scheduled for Feb. 10, and the rollout to the launch pad is set for Feb. 24.