In light of the continuing problems with Boeing's Starliner, are there regrets about the end of the ESA Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) in favor of the European Service Module (ESM) for the ...

In the past, vehicles such as the European Space Agency's (ESA) Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) were also used to lift the ...

three times as much freight as the smaller Russian Progress vehicles. ESA wants to build at least seven ATVs, and is planning to roll out a new one every twelve months.