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December 4th 1996 saw the failure of the first Ariane 5 launch- the V88 mission, carrying the Cluster payload. This video provides a retrospective montage of coverage leading up to the launch, followed by post-launch interviews with Jean-Marie Luton, ESA directeur-general; Francois Fillon, French minister des postes, des telecommunications et de l'espace; and Yvan Ylieff, president du conseil de l' ESA.
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