Intensive preparations for ATV freighter launch to Space Station

The fuel and most of the cargo are loaded and ATV has been hoisted to the top of Ariane 5 as teams on four continents prepare for the 15 February launch of Johannes Kepler from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

With launch scheduled in just 18 days, experts from ESA, partner agencies and industry teams are in the busy final stage of making Johannes Kepler ready for space.


ATV was removed from the container and, on 25 January, was lifted to the top of the Ariane 5 launcher tha [...]

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