It's official... Jules Verne ATV has been given the go-ahead to proceed for Demonstration Day 2. Shortly after 18:15 CEST (16:15 UT) Kirk Shireman, NASA's ISS Programme Manager, carried out a poll amongst all the ISS Partners and it was unanimous - "IMMT is go for Demo Day 2". Read more on the ESA website: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEMIUAR03EF_0.html

Demo Day 2 is due to get underway tomorrow at around midday Toulouse local time (which since this morning is now 2 hours ahead of UT). The ESA website will carry a live stream of Demo Day 2 courtesy of a NASA TV video feed, and we'll also keep you posted with background information here on the blog, and the ATV website: http://www.esa.int/atv.

-- Maria