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ATV, Dragon and Cygnus to Compete for Cargo Delivery to ISS

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on March 3, 2008

. Tags: ATV, automated, cargo, COTS, Cygnus, Dragon, ESA, NASA, Orbital Sciences Corporation, SpaceX.

Ever wondered what the differences are between Europe’s ATV, SpaceX’s Dragon, and Orbital Sciences Cygnus spacecraft? If so, Taylor Dinerman has a few answers over at The Space Review.

All three vehicles are designed to ferry cargo to the International Space Station. ESA’s ATV is set to make its debut later this month; Dragon and Cygnus are commercial alternatives being developed by private industry with seed money from NASA’s COTS program. Dinerman takes a look at each vehicle’s capabilities and their prospects.

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