Europe's Last ATV Cargo Ship Hooks Up With Space Station

For the last time, an unmanned European cargo vessel has linked up with the International Space Station. The European Space Agency's fifth Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5) joined up with the station at 9:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, as both spacecraft sailed high over southern Kazakhstan in Central Asia. The delivery is the final one by Europe's ATV fleet of spacecraft, which has been resupplying the orbiting lab since 2008. Tuesday's ATV docking at the aft end of the station's Russian-built Zvezda module was "as flawless as can be," NASA spokesman Rob Navias said during a live broadcast of the orbital meet-up. More

(Source: NBC News - Aug 12)