ATV-2 'Johannes Kepler' in flight

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In February the European space transporter Johannes Kepler delivered 7.1 tons of freight to the International Space Station (ISS). After four months in space, the ATV-2 undocked from the space station on 20 June 2011 and then burned up on re-entering Earth’s atmosphere.

Credit: ESA

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