SMART-1 integration with the launcher

The SMART-1 spacecraft is integrated with Ariane 5G at Europe's spaceport in French Guiana, 22 September 2003, in preparation for launch aboard Ariana Flight 162, with two fellow passengers.

SMART-1 is the first of a series of ‘Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology’ designed to test key technologies for future spacecraft. It is Europe’s first mission to the Moon.