The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is an unmanned automatic vehicle sent into orbit by the European Ariane 5 launcher. It provides the International Space Station with: cargo, water, air, nitrogen, oxygen and attitude control propellant. It also removes waste from the Station and reboosts it to a higher altitude to compensate for atmospheric drag.
Additional Info
- Lead Nation: Europe
- Project Website: on ESA site
- Project Wikipedia Page: Automated_Transfer_Vehicle