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ATV in space enounters rough patch

No, not an All Terrain Vehicle—an Automated Transfer Vehicle, which was launched by the European Space Agency to bring supplies to the International Space Station. After a March 9 launch, one of the four propulsions systems on the massive space freighter was shut down by an onboard computer, according to a recent space.com story.ESA’s ATV mission manager John Ellwood said that all other systems seem to be fine, and the craft is in a stable orbit.

Launched aboard an Ariane-5 rocket, the ATV can carry a payload the size of a bus, and is carrying food, water and air to the ISS crew.

The vehicle can still function with the remaining systems, and docking with the ISS is still scheduled for April 3.
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