European industry will now take key elements from the design of its ATV to make the Orion service module.

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Jules Verne - its generic name is Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) - delivered just under five tonnes of supplies to the platform on its maiden voyage.

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But ATV does now have its four solar wings attached, and soon its cargo will be added and the batteries installed.

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This is likely to lead to an evolved ATV, one that keeps its core rendezvous and docking technologies but is updated to fulfil new tasks.

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Its design would lean heavily on technologies already developed for the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV).

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