Automated Transfer Vehicle "Georges Lemaitre"
The "Georges Lemaitre" Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5), photographed by an Expedition 40 crew member on August 8, 2104, flies directly under the International Space Station at a distance of about miles to test sensors and radar systems designed for future European spacecraft. After its "fly-under" of the station, the ATV will move in front of, above, and behind the outpost for the final days of its two-week rendezvous that will lead to an automated docking to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module on August 12. ATVs are expendable, pressurized, unmanned resupply vehicles developed by the European Space Agency, designed to supply the ISS with various payloads. The ATV-5 spacecraft bears the name of Belgian physicist Georges Lemątre, who is considered to be the father of the big-bang theory.
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