Jules Verne ATV question


What if any consideration has been give by our friends in Europe to
designing and procuring a manned version of their Automated Transfer
Vehicle (ATV). Obviously the vehicle is already pressure and
temperature controlled, so beyond the design challenge of fixing an
ablative heat shield, parachutes, and landing rocket of some sort, what
considerations preclude such an endeavor?

It would seem to a casual observer like me that the vehicle itself
presents the ESA with the chance to procure its own independent access
to space and the ISS at a fairly modest cost in money and time.

Bonus question: Obviously the Ariane V would need to be man rated.
Briefly, can anyone explain this civilian the process involved in man
rating a booster. Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

Cheers,

frank

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