Jules Verne on track for long journey to ISS

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The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is the first fully automatic re-supply spacecraft of its kind. ESAs Jules Verne ATV is the first European space supplier for the ISS. Its launch is scheduled on 9 March from Europes spaceport in Kourou French Guia ...
The Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is the first fully automatic re-supply spacecraft of its kind. ESA's Jules Verne ATV is the first European space supplier for the ISS. Its launch is scheduled on 9 March from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Credits: ESA - D.Ducros

Following an overnight recovery operation, Jules Verne ATV's propulsion system has successfully been restored to full robustness. The spacecraft has since performed the first orbital manoeuvres necessary to set up phasing with the International Space Station.


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