End dawns for Europe's space cargo delivery role

End dawns for Europe's space cargo delivery role
Paris (AFP) July 27, 2014 - Europe will close an important chapter in its space flight history Tuesday, launching the fifth and final robot ship it had pledged for lifeline deliveries to the International Space Station. The 20-tonne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) dubbed Georges Lemaitre, the size of a double-decker bus, is set to blast off from South America with fuel, water, oxygen, food, clean clothes and 50 kilogr ... morehttp://www.space-travel.com/reports/End_dawns_for_Europes_space_cargo_delivery_role_999.html