Jules Verne goes hot and cold

Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), the most complex spacecraft ever developed in Europe, has successfully completed this week its most exhaustive test campaign at ESA’s test facilities at ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. Jules Verne is due to make its inaugural flight atop an Ariane 5 in summer 2007 to re-supply the International Space Station. Credits: ESA - A. Le Floc'h