The launch table
Much more than just a simple support gantry for Ariane 5, the Launch Table is a building in its own right that accompanies the launcher from the first day of the campaign until lift-off.
Inside the Launch Table building, countless systems, pipes, cables, electronic parts, mechanical devices and other audio and video equipment coexist. It escorts the launcher from one stage to the next, and supports it in all its preparation phases. It can even withstand the intense flames of the launcher’s thrusters at T-0.
Often likened to a submarine, this imposing structure does share some similarities with a submersible, not least the fact that it is subdivided into different chambers....
