Ariane 5 "Vulcain 2" rocket booster - Euro Space Center (Transinne/BE)
Ariane Vulcain 2 rocket boosters - an Ariane 5 space rocket uses two solid boosters (SRBs or EAPs) attached to the sides. Each weighing about 277 tonnes full and delivering a thrust of about 7,080 kN (1,590,000 lbf).
These rocket boosters are part of the Ariane 5's cryogenic main stage. One rocket consists of a large tank 30.5 metres high with two compartments, one for liquid oxygen and one for liquid hydrogen, and a Vulcain 2 engine at the base with a vacuum thrust of 1,390 kN (310,000 lbf). It weighs about 189 tonnes, including 175 tonnes of propellant. After the main cryogenic stage runs out of fuel, it re-enters the atmosphere for an ocean splashdown. At launch they each burn for 130 seconds before being dropped into the ocean without being reused.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5.
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Transinne - Euro Space Center
Euro Space Center - a science museum and educational tourist attraction located in Transinne, Belgium. It is devoted to space science and astronautics. The centre includes simulators of space flight and micro-gravity, various space craft models and space exploration objects. It is also the home of the only full-scale mock-up of a U.S. Space Shuttle existing in Europe, named Amicitia.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Space_Center.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #ESA #Ariane5 #spacerocket #EuroSpaceCenter #Transinne #BE
Ariane 5 "Vulcain 2" rocket booster - Euro Space Center (Transinne/BE)
Ariane Vulcain 2 rocket boosters - an Ariane 5 space rocket uses two solid boosters (SRBs or EAPs) attached to the sides. Each weighing about 277 tonnes full and delivering a thrust of about 7,080 kN (1,590,000 lbf).
These rocket boosters are part of the Ariane 5's cryogenic main stage. One rocket consists of a large tank 30.5 metres high with two compartments, one for liquid oxygen and one for liquid hydrogen, and a Vulcain 2 engine at the base with a vacuum thrust of 1,390 kN (310,000 lbf). It weighs about 189 tonnes, including 175 tonnes of propellant. After the main cryogenic stage runs out of fuel, it re-enters the atmosphere for an ocean splashdown. At launch they each burn for 130 seconds before being dropped into the ocean without being reused.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5.
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Transinne - Euro Space Center
Euro Space Center - a science museum and educational tourist attraction located in Transinne, Belgium. It is devoted to space science and astronautics. The centre includes simulators of space flight and micro-gravity, various space craft models and space exploration objects. It is also the home of the only full-scale mock-up of a U.S. Space Shuttle existing in Europe, named Amicitia.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_Space_Center.
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Richard Poppelaars
About Pixels Photography: #ESA #Ariane5 #spacerocket #EuroSpaceCenter #Transinne #BE