ATV

Space News February 6, 2015

Camera to record doomed ATV’s disintegration – from inside

Next Monday, ESA astronaut Samantha Christoforetti will float into Europe’s space ferry to install a special infrared camera, set to capture unique interior views…

Space News December 9, 2014

ATV views Space Station as never before

ESA’s fifth and last Automated Transfer Vehicle tested a new technique before docking with the International Space Station in August, at the same time revealing…

Space News July 30, 2014

Last ATV lifts off to supply the Space Station

The fifth and final mission of ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle got off to a flying start today with its launch from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou,…

Space News October 3, 2012

Third ATV mission “Edoardo Amaldi” successfully completed

Nine reboost manoeuvres put ISS back on course Astrium already working on next ATV mission Study: ATV technologies for new space vehicles Successful end to…

Space News September 25, 2012

ATV-3 set for overnight undocking

ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicle Edoardo Amaldi is set to undock from the International Space Station tonight at 22:35 GMT (00:35 CEST). Mission controllers will steer…

Space News March 23, 2012

European rocket blasts off with cargo craft to resupply ISS

An Ariane rocket blasted off Friday from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, lifting up a cargo craft toward the International Space Station (ISS). The…

Space News March 21, 2012

ATV Edoardo Amaldi set for liftoff

ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle, Edoardo Amaldi, is ready for launch to the International Space Station. ESA’s formal Launch Readiness Review on Monday revealed no…

Space News February 16, 2012

Fifth ATV named after Georges Lemaître

ESA’s Automated Transfer Vehicles (ATVs) are an essential contribution by Europe to running the International Space Station. Naming the fifth after Belgian scientist Georges Lemaître…

Space News February 8, 2012

Europe’s ATV space ferry set for launch to Space Station

Fuel, water, oxygen, air and most of the dry cargo have been loaded into ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle, Edoardo Amaldi, as the 9 March…

Space News August 11, 2011

Astrium ships ATV â€œEdoardo Amaldiâ€

Third ATV en route to Kourou â€œEdoardo Amaldiâ€ scheduled to fly to the ISS in the spring of 2012 ATV plays an indispensable role in…

Space News February 24, 2011

Astrium: perfect rendezvous in space for ATV â€œJohannes Keplerâ€

â€œJohannes Keplerâ€, built by Astrium, docked automatically with the ISS after travelling more than 4 million kilometres in space in one week ATV-2 becomes an…

Space News February 17, 2011

Europeâ€™s ATV Johannes Kepler supply ship on its way to Space Station

ESAâ€™s second Automated Transfer Vehicle, Johannes Kepler, has been launched into its targeted low orbit by an Ariane 5. The unmanned supply ship is planned…

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