Reentry  30 September, 2008 11:20

New re-entry video - hi-res version!

A high resolution version of the Jules Verne ATV re-entry is now available - see below!

Credit: ESA/NASA

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Reentry  30 September, 2008 10:03

More re-entry images

ATV-1 re-entry images taken by observation campaign These just sent in by ESA's Emilio De Pasquale, who says:

"Find here attached still images from a high-definition TV camera operated by Jessie Carpenter and Bill Moede of NASA Ames Research Center. The images were prepared by Eric James of the same group."

 (Click on 'Full story' for images). -- Daniel

 

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Reentry  30 September, 2008 08:50

ATV Jules Verne re-entry video

A spectacular video recorded 29 September 2008 by the observation team chasing ATV Jules Verne as it plunged through the atmosphere. The video shows the spacecraft breaking up over the Pacific Ocean beginning at about 15:36 CEST. (A downloadable version will be published in the main ESA portal shortly.)

Credit: ESA/NASA

 

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Progress (M-63) docking to ISS with a cargo of supplies on 7 Feb 2008, 15:30 CET. Image captured from Russian docking video system. Screenshot from SIMVOL data overlay on top of video docking image, as shown inside ISS and in ATV-CC. Screen taken Saturday, 29 March, when ATV was 3494.3 m from the ISS. The bright light in the center comes from the ATV's thruster.