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The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is the first fully automatic re-supply spacecraft of its kind. ESAs Jules Verne ATV is the first European space supplier for the ISS. Its launch is scheduled on 9 March from Europes spaceport in Kourou French Guia ...
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is the first fully automatic re-supply spacecraft of its kind. ESA's Jules Verne ATV is the first European space supplier for the ISS. Its launch is scheduled on 9 March from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Credits: ESA - D.Ducros

The Launch Readiness Review (RAL), organised by Arianespace at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, last night gave the go-ahead for today’s transfer of Ariane 5 out to the launch pad.


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