ATV

Final ATV Reaches ISS

August 12, 2014: The European Space Agency’s fifth and final Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), known as “Georges Lemaitre”, successfully reached the International Space Station (ISS) this morning after a nominal final approach. The ATV was launched into orbit on July 29, 2014 [...]

By |2016-05-18T22:04:09-05:00August 12th, 2014|ATV, ISS Visiting Vehicles|

ATV-4 Mission to ISS Successful

November 2, 2013: The European Space Agency’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), known as “Albert Einstein”, successfully completed its resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The ATV was launched into orbit on June 5, 2013 via an Ariane 5 rocket [...]

By |2016-05-18T22:05:31-05:00November 2nd, 2013|ATV, ISS Visiting Vehicles|

ATV-4 Successfully Docks to ISS

June 15, 2013: The European Space Agency’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), known as “Albert Einstein,” successfully reached the International Space Station (ISS) this morning despite anomalies sustained by both ATV and ISS during the rendezvous. The ATV was launched into orbit [...]

By |2016-05-18T22:05:31-05:00June 15th, 2013|ATV, ISS Visiting Vehicles|