Satellite News

An electronics box on Europe’s first cargo ship shut down a propulsion system command chain responsible for a quarter of the space-age delivery truck’s maneuvering thrusters, officials said Sunday.

A first-of-a-kind robotic space transporter with a futuristic autopilot control system journeyed into orbit early Sunday, embarking on a mission to track down the international space station using the most advanced space technology ever developed in Europe.