Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle: A Spacecraft for Supply and Support

The ATV, Europe's largest spacecraft, is a robot-controlled supply ship for the ISS. It autonomously navigates to the ISS, carrying up to 10 tons of cargo, including air, food, and equipment. The ATV also functions as a space tug, correcting the ISS's orbit. After six months, it returns to Earth, burning up upon reentry.

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