An artist's depiction of the destructive re-entry into Earth's atmosphere of European Space Agency fifth and final Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV-5, after it completes its mission to the International Space Station July 31, 2014. The ATV will deliver new research supplies to the ISS and then burn up as it re-enters the atmosphere.

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An artist's depiction of the destructive re-entry into Earth's atmosphere of European Space Agency fifth and final Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV-5, after it completes its mission to the International Space Station July 31, 2014. The ATV will deliver new research supplies to the ISS and then burn up as it re-enters the atmosphere.

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Photo credit: © NASA Photo / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: atmosphere, atv, atv-5, burnup, cargo, earth, esa, exploration, horizonal, iss, mission, nasa, science, space, supply, technology