PHOTOS: Liftoff snapshots from Toucan viewing site
BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW
Posted: March 23, 2012
An Ariane 5 rocket launched with a European-built cargo freighter Friday, hauling fresh food, spare parts, propellant, water and breathing air for the six-person crew on the International Space Station.
Liftoff was at 0434 GMT (12:34 a.m. EDT).
These photos were taken at the Toucan viewing site about 3 miles south of the launch pad at the Guiana Space Center, the European-run spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Photo credit: ESA/Stephane Corvaja
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