Relief as Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Propulsion System is Fixed

Problems struck the brand new ESA Automatic Transfer Vehicle (ATV) at 260km above the Earth shortly after it was launched into orbit on Sunday. Seven of the 28 attitude control jets and a main engine shut down unexpectedly, forcing the craft to switch to backup systems. The panic has now subsided as commands sent from mission control fixed the glitch and the thrusters switched back online…
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