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23 March 2012
Artist's impression of the ESA's first Automated Transfer Vehicle. Image: D. Ducros /ESA
The Italian physicist Edoardo Amaldi was CERN's first Secretary General and a driving force for the creation of the laboratory. He was also one of the founding fathers of the European Space Agency (ESA).
Edoardo Amaldi
On Friday 23 March ESA's third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), named in honour of Amaldi, began its journey to the International Space Station on board an Ariane rocket.
CERN - Trailer Live Webcast Edoardo Amaldi ATV 3 launch
More information:
ESA's ATV blog: http://blogs.esa.int/atv/
Edoardo Amaldi ATV-3 launch: http://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2012/03/edoardo-amaldi-atv-3-launch.html
ESA press release: ATV-3 set to provide ESA's annual service to Space Station:
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMBET4Y1ZG_index_0.html
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Images, Video, Text, Credits: CERN / ESA / D. Ducros.
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