Huge space truck races into orbit

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Series Details 9.3.08
Publication Date 09/03/2008
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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.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7285796.stm
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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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