TWO CNES FRENCH
TWO CNES FRENCH space agency technicians, Luc Celle, 50, and Jean-Claude Dhainaut, 43, were killed on the Ariane 5 launch pad at Kourou, French Guiana, May 5. They were asphyxiated by nitrogen gas while inspecting the Ariane 5 umbilical mast. Nitrogen gas is used to maintain an inert environment to...
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