ATV-4 Ingress

ATV-4 arrived at the International Space Station on 15 June 2013 after ten days in orbit around Earth. After the delicate process of docking, the hatch was finally opened to reveal that all of ATV’s cargo made the journey intact. This view of ATV Albert Einstein shows its precious cargo. At the bottom left is the Water Pump Assembly for the Columbus thermal control system. ATV-4 brought 7 tonnes of supplies, propellants and experiments to the complex. ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano will oversee the unloading and cataloguing of the cargo of over 1400 individual items.