ATV-4 Albert Einstein Heads to Space

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Lifting off from the European Space Agencies' Kourou French Guiana, launch facility, the next space resupply vehicle Albert Einstein, or better known as ATV-4, heads for a rendezvous with the International Space Station. The Automated Transfer Vehicle fitted atop the Ariane 5 ES rocket weighed in atover forty four thousand pounds, making it the heaviest payload ever launched from the ESA. Within its hold is a very diverse cargo of over 1,400 different items ranging from food, spare parts,crew supplies and scientific experiments. After a brief time of on orbit checks, the ATV Einstein is expected to dock with the ISS on June 15.

Published 2013-06-05 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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