Artistic concept of the ATV-5 cargo spaceship breaking the International Space Station

ESA’s 5-ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle 5) “Georges LemaĆ®tre” was used in a manner different from the usual. The cargo spacecraft is docked to the International Space Station since August 12 2014 and yesterday its thrusters were used to lower the Station about a kilometer. The purpose is to allow spaceships that reach it to carry a greater cargo.