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Jules Verne ATV is prepared for launch in the Final Assembly Building at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The Ariane 5 ES will lift ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) into orbit. ATV will bring new supplies to the International Space Station. It will also be used to reboost the Station's orbit. (14 February 2008)

Credits: 2008 - ESA /CNES/Arianespace/Photo optique video du CSG

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Artist's view of ESA's ATV Johannes Kepler

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ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle shown under the Ariane 5 payload fairing. More info: www.esa.int/atv

Credits: ESA - D. Ducros, 2010

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Europe's vehicle for resupplying the International Space Station in combination with ESA's new Ariane 5, the 20.5 t, 8.5 m-long Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) will enable Europe to transport cargo to the International Space Station.

Credits: ESA -D.Ducros

Last update: 2 March 2011

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