Jules Verne ATV
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The Jules Verne ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 1, was a robotic cargo spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency. The ATV was named after the 19th-century French science-fiction author Jules
Jules Verne ATV on its approach to the International Space Station
The ATV (right) approaching the ISS (left) during Demo-Day 2.
Jules Verne ATV approaches the ISS on 31 March 2008.
The ATV Approach Display on the ISS on Demo-Day 2, with Jules Verne only a few metres away from the ISS.
European Space Agency
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The European Space Agency is a 23-member international organisation devoted to space exploration. It has its headquarters in Paris and a staff of around 3,000 people globally as of 2025. ESA was found
Jules Verne ATV
…The Jules Verne ATV, or Automated Transfer Vehicle 1 (ATV-1), was a robotic cargo spacecraft launched by the European Space Agency (ESA). The ATV was named after the 19th-century French science-fiction author Jules Verne. It was launched on 9 March 2008 on a mission to supply the…
European Space Agency headquarters in Paris
Europa II rocket (larger horizontal rocket in the background), Skylark sounding rocket (front centre-left), and a model of the Ariane 4 orbital rocket (to the right from Skylark) at Euro Space Center
Pierre Auger (far left) visiting the European Space Research and Technology Centre ESTEC on 3 February 1967
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) observing the Sun