Improperly Stowed Cargo Delays Third ATV Mission

摘要

The planned launch of an unmanned European supply ship to the international space station has been delayed due to minor cargo packing issues discovered during a preflight inspection, the European Space Agency (ESA) said March 2. ESA's third Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-3) was on track to launch March 9 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana, until en- gineers noticed that some of its cargo was improperly stowed, ESA officials said.