![Ariane V space rocket with boosters standing. Full-scale model demonstration of Ariane 5 launcher space technology, ESA EADS Ariane space rocket in Le Bourget Air and Space Museum in Paris during the 53rd Paris Air Show Salon international de l'aéronautique et de l'espace de Paris-Le Bourget, Salon du Bourget. Ariane 5 is a European heavy-lift space launch vehicle developed and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA) used to deliver payloads into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or low Earth orbit (LEO) made by the Airbus Defence and Space manufacturer. Paris, France on June 21, 2019 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/OI7WT6T5U74RDNCLN6VIZJXT5Y.jpg?smart=true&auth=5594e7780ce6843ba838ddd16979afe23634453c2f9826537256a57d7ffc20fe&width=400&height=225)
A rocket on display at an air show in Paris. Getty Images
A rocket on display at an air show in Paris. Getty Images
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