The European Space Agency’s ATV-5 supply vessel docked a couple of days ago with the International Space Station. Not just loaded with cargo for the ISS, the ATV-5 is also carrying newly developed camera technology which will record the final moments of ATV-5’s breakup on re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. The Break-Up Camera was designed in only nine months and will relay images from the last 20 seconds of the vessel’s life to a capsule that can survive the extreme heat of reentry. Learn more
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