iTWire - Jules Verne spacecraft takes ISS up, up, and away

Jules Verne spacecraft takes ISS up, up, and away

by William Atkins
Saturday, 26 April 2008
Page 2 of 2 A simulated video of the Jules Verne boosting the International Space Station is provided at the ESA website “Jules Verne boosts ISS orbit: Animation.” The Jules Verne, the first fully automatic re-supply spacecraft ever built, was launched on March 9, 2008, by an Adriane 5 launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. It successfully docked, for the first time, with the ISS on April 3, 2008, at 1445 UTC. The ATV is about 32 feet (10 meters) in length, with a diameter of abaout 14.7 feet (4.5 meters). The cargo ship re-supplies the crew onboard the ISS with food, new equipment, oxygen, clothes, rocket fuel, and other necessities. It holds about three times as much cargo as the Russian Progress-M cargo ship. The website of the ESA's ATV program is found at: "ATV Jules Verne." The news report from ESA about the re-boost maneuver for Jules Verne is found at the ESA's website "Jules Verne boosts ISS orbit." Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags ATV ESA International Space Station Orbit Science Spacecraft William Atkins Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now << First page < 1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

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