Soyuz Rocket Begins Dry Runs at Kourou

摘要

A Europeanized version of Russia's Soyuz rocket on April 29 was rolled out to its new launch pad at Europe's Guiana Space Center, Kourou, French Guiana, in the first of a series of dry runs to simulate a launch campaign. The tests were scheduled to continue through May 5 with a count-down to verify the functionali-ty of the launch base.Led by the French govern-ment, the European Space Agency has built a dedicated Soyuz launch pad at the equa-torial launch site in French Guiana.