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July 08, 2014

Final ATV loaded with cargo after integration on Ariane 5
Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Jul 08, 2014
Europe's fifth, and final, Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is now integrated with its Ariane 5 launcher, enabling final cargo loading in preparation for Arianespace's July 24 mission from French Guiana. The Automated Transfer Vehicle is named after Belgian physicist and father of the Big Bang theory, Georges Lemaitre, and it will deliver fuel, air and more than 2,600 kg. of dry cargo to the International Space Station. In addition, this ATV resupply spacecraft will perform maneuvers to maintain t ... read more

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