Europe's ATV space freighter has blasted off from Kourou in French Guiana on a mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS).
The ship will deliver food, water, air, fuel and spares to the high-flying astronaut outpost.
Its Ariane rocket left the ground at 01:34 local time (04:34 GMT), with the ascent to orbit due to take just over the hour.
More soon.
Continue reading the main story- Max cargo capacity: 7.6 tonnes of dry and liquid supplies
- Mass at launch: About 20 tonnes depending on cargo manifest
- Dimensions: 10.3m long and 4.5m wide - the size of a large bus
- Solar panels: Once unfolded, the solar wings span 22.3m
- Engine power: 4x 490-Newton thrusters; and 28x 220N thrusters
- Capability: The ship finds and docks with the ISS autonomously
- No re-use: The vehicle is destroyed with ISS rubbish at mission end
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-17470396
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