Its other primary role is to push the orbiting outpost higher into the sky to keep it from falling back to Earth.

The ATV will launch on an Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana at 0403 GMT on Sunday.

>>>> Its mission will be a huge statement of capability. <<<<

The maiden voyage will announce that Europe now has some important new technical competencies to rival the very best in the space exploration business.

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