Automated Transfer Vehicle

Was the ATV shipped to Kourou in July? Looking around ESA's sites
can't seem to find any new news, last launch date I saw to January of
2008.

On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:39:28 -0700, Al wrote:

Was the ATV shipped to Kourou in July?

Yes.

Brian

Al bracht volgend idée uit :
Was the ATV shipped to Kourou in July? Looking around ESA's sites
can't seem to find any new news, last launch date I saw to January of
2008.

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEMRMJWUP4F_0.html here is the story.
The ATV was shipped from ESTEC in Noordwijk via port Rotterdam to
Kourou.

André

On Oct 30, 6:43 pm, André, PE1PQX wrote:
Al bracht volgend idée uit :

Was the ATV shipped to Kourou in July? Looking around ESA's sites
can't seem to find any new news, last launch date I saw to January of
2008.

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEMRMJWUP4F_0.htmlhere is the story.
The ATV was shipped from ESTEC in Noordwijk via port Rotterdam to
Kourou.

André

Thanks that was cool! Don't know why could not find that page!
I guess launch is contingent on all kind of new ISS uncertainties!

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groups.com, Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:39:28, Al posted:
Was the ATV shipped to Kourou in July? Looking around ESA's sites
can't seem to find any new news, last launch date I saw to January of
2008.

Wikipedia, search "ATV", choose "Automated Transfer Vehicle", reach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Transfer_Vehicle, see in
"Development". Yes.

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On Oct 31, 11:45 am, Dr J R Stockton wrote:
In sci.space.station message
groups.com, Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:39:28, Al posted:

Was the ATV shipped to Kourou in July? Looking around ESA's sites
can't seem to find any new news, last launch date I saw to January of
2008.

Wikipedia, search "ATV", choose "Automated Transfer Vehicle", reach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Transfer_Vehicle, see in
"Development". Yes.

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Think it will launch in January?

Al plaatste dit op zijn scherm :
On Oct 31, 11:45 am, Dr J R Stockton wrote:
In sci.space.station message
groups.com, Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:39:28, Al posted:

Was the ATV shipped to Kourou in July? Looking around ESA's sites
can't seem to find any new news, last launch date I saw to January of
2008.

Wikipedia, search "ATV", choose "Automated Transfer Vehicle", reach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated_Transfer_Vehicle, see in
"Development". Yes.

--
(c) John Stockton, Surrey, UK. Turnpike v6.05
MIME. Web URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/ - FAQqish topics, acronyms
& links; Astro stuff via astron-1.htm, gravity0.htm ; quotings.htm,
pascal.htm, etc. No Encoding. Quotes before replies. Snip well. Write
clearly. Don't Mail News.

Think it will launch in January?

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/ESAE021VMOC_0.html

It reads: early 2008

André