The European payment for membership of the ISS started today with the launch of the space truck to re-supply the Space Station. The ATV had been ten years in the planning and will dock on 3rd April without the aid of spacemen.
By: Newforest - 9th September 2008 at 22:39
The ATV is due to re-enter the atmosphere after six months (!) of unloading, I know some dockers who would be jealous of that record!:D
By: jbritchford - 10th March 2008 at 10:36
By builidng both this and the Columbus module for the ISS, ESA probable has the know-how to create a manned module based on the Jules Verne?
I suppose it would need a re-design for re-entry systems, but the principles are in place at least
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March 9, 2008 at 9:31 am