Arianespace's No. 2 Soyuz Begins Taking Shape For Launch

Arianespace's No. 2 Soyuz Begins Taking Shape For Launch: Liftoff Planned For December 16 Preparations for Arianespace's second Soyuz mission from French Guiana are moving forward as assembly and checkout of the vehicle continue at the Spaceport. Its basic three-stage launcher is now taking shape in the MIK integration hall at the Soyuz launch site, located in the Spaceport's northwestern sector near the town of Sinnamary.