Today's update on the ESA portal says it all: "Jules Verne ATV successfully performed two boosts, bringing the spacecraft to an altitude of 303 km – half-way between the insertion orbit reached after last Sunday's launch and the orbit of the International Space Station."

In addition, we had some excellent updates earlier in the day on the progress of the burns and there's also news on the upcoming CAM test and (critical) CAM demonstration, scheduled for tomorrow and Friday, respectively. We also have an mp3 audio clip from Bob Chesson, ESA's manager of the Spacecraft Operations dept., speaking about today's activities. Click on 'Full story' for more up-to-the-minute details on ATV Jules Verne. -- Daniel

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We're working on a short update from the mission control team for the end of the day on today's and yesterday's manoeuvres. So far the news is good and the team is very happy. Today's burns are scheduled for 13:14:23 GMT (14:14 CET) and 14:04:29 GMT (15:04 CET), both with a planned "delta V" (change in velocity) of approximately 6 m/sec. -- Daniel