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Science Jules Verne spacecraft takes ISS up, up, and away
Science Jules Verne spacecraft takes ISS up, up, and away | Jules Verne spacecraft takes ISS up, up, and away |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Saturday, 26 April 2008 | |
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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.” Featured Whitepaper
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Science DiscussionsIt 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." |
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