ATV launch delayed
ATV approaching Space Station
PR 7 2012 - A routine inspection has concluded that additional measures are required to ensure the maximum readiness of the third Automated Transfer Vehicle for launch. It has therefore been decided to postpone the launch previously scheduled for 9 March.
A new launch date will be announced as soon as possible. The launch of ESA’s third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) is part of the internationally coordinated servicing effort to support the International Space Station.
More information on ATV is available at http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/index.html
For further information, please contact:
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Related links
- Automated Transfer Vehicle
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV - ATV blog
http://blogs.esa.int/atv - New target launch date for ATV-3
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV/New_target_launch_date_for_ATV-3 - ATV launch delayed
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/ATV_launch_delayed - Europe’s ATV space ferry set for launch to Space Station
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Europe_s_ATV_space_ferry_set_for_launch_to_Space_Station - ATV Edoardo Amaldi arrives in Kourou
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/ATV_i_Edoardo_Amaldi_i_arrives_in_Kourou - ATV-3 launch preparations going on
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV/ATV-3_launch_preparations_going_on - ATV Factsheet
http://esamultimedia.esa.int/docs/ATV/Fact_ATV_cropmarks_EN.pdf - ATV-1: Jules Verne
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV/ATV-1_i_Jules_Verne_i - ATV-2: Johannes Kepler
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV/ATV-2_i_Johannes_Kepler_i - ATV-3: Edoardo Amaldi
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV/ATV-3_i_Edoardo_Amaldi_i - ATV-4: Albert Einstein
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV/ATV-4_i_Albert_Einstein_i