vendredi 12 février 2010

The crocodile closed its jaws

The truck is waiting to be loaded:


Once pushed to the truck, the encapsulated CryoSat-2 (CS-2) is lifted by a crane inside the open container and firmly fixed into it:


The full container is then tilted:


...and the crocodile closes its jaws,
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The launcher fairing is put on the empty trolley and will follow the SC trailed by a separate truck.


After the closing of the hatch, the convoy will be ready to leave to the silo first thing on next Monday morning.

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