Space truck set for maiden voyage
Europe is set to launch the biggest, most sophisticated spacecraft in its history.
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is an unmanned ship
that can carry up to 7.6 tonnes of supplies to the International Space
Station (ISS).
Its other primary role is to push the orbiting outpost higher into the sky to keep it from falling back to Earth.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7278414.stm
Space Truck, very interesting no one would imagine this 100 years ago and now its reality and its a remarkable success towards approaching further in universe.
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Nasir Ali Khan