The European Space Agency successfully complete a major test of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle ( ATV ) on Monday , moving within 11 meters of the International Space Station . Tomorrow , in a final tryout , it will reach the ISS dock . The Jules Verne ATV , construe here from the ISS , is an awesome multi - purpose fomite that will take over the load - ferry duties of the Soviet Progress vessels and the American Space Shuttle , schlepping critical supplying to cosmonaut on - plank the ISS . It ’s essentially a beta version of the kinds of vehicles that will bring beer and donut to lunar month bases for hungry lunar tourists .
The ESA ’s ATV is fully automated . When it gets unaired to the ISS , the entire tying up procedure is handled by computers using GPS , visual detector and an off - display panel optical maser range - finder . Once it is dock , astronauts can enrol the consignment bay directly from the main ISS modules and retrieve supply without ever putting on a space courtship . It will stay docked for several month , during which time it will be discharge of supplies and then gradually filled with waste product and food waste ( liquidness and solid ) .
When it ’s time for another loading fomite to tail with the ISS , the Jules Verne will undock and head into a exorbitant re - entranceway over the Pacific Ocean , burn up when it shoot the atmosphere . The ESA has plans for another six expendable cargo vehicles – it would be coolheaded if they named them all after classic sci - fi authors . The Jules Verne carry two rare manuscripts by the groundbreaking author , which will be maintain on the ISS . pic by : ESA .
Impressive clothes - dry run for Jules Verne ATV.[ESA ]
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