ATV-CC mission director Jean-Michel Bois writes:

On Friday, the International Space Station Mission Management Team, gathering all International Partners of the Station, reviewed the conditions of the ATV-5 mission presented by ESA.

Each Partner and representative of the main Space Station teams has individually given the GO for ATV-5 launch and its docking on 12 August.

With the Go given by the ATV Programme at the LRR (Launch Readiness Review) and with Arianespace at the RAL (Revue Avant Lancement), this third GO from
the ISS operational authorities allowed ATV-5 to enter in its final steps before launch.

The countdown has started!