ATV Arrives in Kourou To Begin Preparations for First Flight

An 18-week test campaign on Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle will get underway in Kourou, French Guiana, in the next few days in preparation for the robotic supply spacecraft’s first flight next year. The Jules Verne ATV arrived at Kourou after a two-week voyage from Rotterdam on board the MN...

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