Huge space truck races into orbit

Europe's new orbital cargo ship, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) launched 9 March 208 from French Guiana on a mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS). The ATV is the biggest and most complex spacecraft Europe has ever tried to put in orbit.

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ESA: Automated Transfer Vehicle http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV

Deutsche Welle, 9.3.08: ESA launches unmanned freighter http://www.dw-world.de/dw/function/0,2145,12215_cid_3180115,00.html

Wikipedia: Automated Transfer Vehicle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Transfer_Vehicle

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