ATV4 report mission for week 42

Dear followers,

on June 15th, the ATV Albert Einstein has arrived at the International Space Station, making a successful rendezvous and docking. After 4 months docked to the international space station, the last steps of the ATV-4 are planned before to undock (October 28th) and reentry (November 2nd) :

• 17 October: Cargo transfer
• 17 October: ATV Proximity Communications Equipment (PCE) installation on board ISS
• 18 October: Cargo transfer
• 19 October: PCE test between ISS and ESA ground stations

Credits: +NASA / +European Space Agency, ESA 

Sources: +European Space Agency, ESA