In 2006, with the launch of Jules Verne, the Automated Transfer
Vehicle (ATV) will become the new European powerful automatic
re-supply spaceship able to bring an indispensable payload to the
International Space Station and its permanent crew. This first ATV
will carry a mix of supplies depending on the Station's needs and
its own payload capacity.
The Active Cavity Radiometer Irradiance Monitor satellite,
(AcrimSat) has completed its five-year primary mission
successfully. The satellite was launched in December 1999 to study
how solar energy affects the weather and climate here on Earth.
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