Albert Einstein ATV

The Albert Einstein ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 004 (ATV-004), was a European uncrewed cargo resupply spacecraft, named after the German-born physicist Albert Einstein. It was built to supply the International Space Station (ISS) with propellant, water, air, and dry cargo, and also to reboost the station's altitude with its thrusters. It was the fourth and penultimate ATV to be built, following the Edoardo Amaldi, which was launched in March 2012. Albert Einstein's components were constructed in Turin, Italy, and Bremen, Germany, and underwent final assembly and testing in Bremen in 2012. The spacecraft left Bremen for Kourou on 31 August 2012 to begin launch preparations.

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atmospheric entry

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rocket launch

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ATV-4 Albert Einstein docks to Zvezda

ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 2

ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 1

ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 9

ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 5

ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 6

ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 8

ATV-4 "Albert Einstein" approaching the ISS

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		2013-06-14 22-57-43-iss+atv-seloncourt-night		Commons
commons	image		2013-06-14 22-57-43-iss+atv-seloncourt-annotated		Commons
commons	image		ATV-4 Albert Einstein docks to Zvezda		Commons
commons	image		ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 2		Commons
commons	image		ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 1		Commons
commons	image		ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 9		Commons
commons	image		ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 5		Commons
commons	image		ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 6		Commons
commons	image		ATV-4 approaches the International Space Station 8		Commons
commons	image		ATV-4 "Albert Einstein" approaching the ISS		Commons