'Albert Einstein' Photos from Space: Europe's ATV-4 Cargo Ship Images

Ariane 5 Transfer

ESA–S Corvaja 2013

Ariane 5 VA 213 stands ready for transfer from the Final Assembly Building to the launch pad, June 4, 2013. This image was released April 6, 2013.

Overview of Ariane 5 Transfer

ESA–S Corvaja 2013

This image shows Ariane 5 VA 213 ready for transfer from BAF (Final Assembly Building) to the launch pad, 4 June, 2013. This image was released April 6, 2013.

ATV-4 Ready for Launch

ESA–S Corvaja 2013

ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, is ready for launch on an Ariane 5 to the International Space Station on June 4, 2013, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This image was released May 6, 2013.

Close-up View Ariane 5

ESA–S Corvaja 2013

Ariane 5 flight VA213 on the launch pad on June 4, 2013, in Kourou, French Guiana. This image was released May 6, 2013.

Ariane 5 with ATV-4 Ready on Launch Pad

ESA–S Corvaja 2013

Ariane 5 flight VA213 on the launch pad on June 4, 2013, in Kourou, French Guiana. This image was released May 6, 2013.

Ariane 5 Illuminated at Launch Pad

ESA–S Corvaja 2013

Ariane 5 flight VA213 rests ready on the launch pad on June 4, 2013, in Kourou, French Guiana. ATV-4, Albert Einstein, is ready for launch on Ariane 5 to the International Space Station. This image was released May 6, 2013.

Ariane 5 Ready for Launch

ESA–S. Corvaja 2013

Ariane 5 flight VA213 on the launch pad on June 4, 2013, in Kourou, French Guiana. This image was released May 6, 2013.

Ariane 5 Ready for Launch with ATV-4 ‘Albert Einstein’

ESA–S. Corvaja 2013

ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, is ready for launch on an Ariane 5 to the International Space Station on June 5, 2013, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This image was released May 6, 2013.

Ariane 5 Vulcain Engine

ESA–S. Corvaja 2013

Vulcain engine of the Ariane 5 flight VA213 on the launch pad, on June 4, 2013, in Kourou, French Guiana. This image was released May 6, 2013.

Ariane 5 Set to Take Off

ESA–S. Corvaja 2013

ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, sits ready for take off on an Ariane 5, which will travel to the International Space Station on June 5, 2013, from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. This image was released May 6, 2013.

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