ESA engineers say that a problem with the Automated Transfer Vehicle Jules Verne has been fixed. The vehicle is headed for the International Space Station with supplies and equipment for the crew.
New Scientist reports that shortly after launch, an electronics box aboard the freighter detected a pressure difference between two fuel pipes. The box routed fuel through three other systems, resulting in the shutdown of one of the ATV’s four engines and seven of its 28 thrusters. The box then shut itself off as a precaution. When engineers turned the box back on Tuesday, everything was functioning normally.
ESA officials said that even with the anomaly, the ATV was capable of rendezvousing and docking the space station.
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