Crew oxygen for ISS loaded on Jules Verne

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Members of the launch integration team stand in front of Jules Verne following the operation to mate the spacecrafts Integrated Cargo Carrier with the Propulsion Module. Jules Verne is the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) Europes resupply space ...
Members of the launch integration team stand in front of Jules Verne following the operation to mate the spacecraft's Integrated Cargo Carrier with the Propulsion Module. Jules Verne is the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), Europe's resupply spacecraft for the International Space Station. Jules Verne is being prepared for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. (15 December 2007) Credits: 2007 - ESA /CNES/Arianespace/Photo optique video du CSG

Three weeks into delicate fuelling operations, Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle has also been successfully loaded with oxygen. In orbit this will be transferred to the International Space Station's atmosphere for the crew to breathe.


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