Europe's veteran Ariane 5 rocket will generate some swan-song fireworks on the United States' Independence Day, if all goes according to plan.
The Ariane 5 heavy lifter was originally scheduled to fly for the last time on June 16. But that planned launch was called off on June 15, after mission team members discovered a potential problem with three pyrotechnical transmission lines that are associated with the Ariane 5's solid rocket boosters.
