Giant European space freighter readied for blast-off


	Giant European space freighter readied for blast-off

JohnWaterman

3-7-2008 3:55 PM

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3-8-2008 7:34 AM

carrerinyes

Those magnificent men
In their flying machines...!

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/89a9d96f-2526-4a5e-bbe3-bc3dc97f9055/33BA4424-763D-43FB-A55E-194F9266394E/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/07/spacetechnology.spaceexploration?gusrc=rss&feed=science" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/07/spacetechnology.spaceexploration?gusrc=rss&feed=science" style="font-size: 11px;">www.guardian.co.uk</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/07/spacetechnology.spaceexploration?gusrc=rss&feed=science"><P>A huge robotic space freighter crammed with fuel, food and spare parts was today being prepared for its maiden flight from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/07/spacetechnology.spaceexploration?gusrc=rss&feed=science"><P>The 20-tonne automated transfer vehicle (ATV) - the largest, most complex spacecraft Europe has ever built - is set to blast off at 0359 GMT on Sunday.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/07/spacetechnology.spaceexploration?gusrc=rss&feed=science"><P>Its mission will be to deliver much-needed supplies to the International Space Station, more than 200 miles overhead. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/07/spacetechnology.spaceexploration?gusrc=rss&feed=science"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.guardian.co.uk/img/4456326C-86DB-4D2D-96E8-0D44EF9C7A80" alt="Automated Transfer Vehicle " /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/07/spacetechnology.spaceexploration?gusrc=rss&feed=science"><P>The ATV is the first spacecraft with a built-in homing system allowing it to find its own way to the space station without being directed from the ground or by astronauts on board the orbiting station. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/07/spacetechnology.spaceexploration?gusrc=rss&feed=science"><P>"It's Europe's biggest spacecraft, it's by far the most complex, and it's been an amazing journey already. 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