Welcome to the Jules Verne ATV Blog!

This blog is operated by ESA - the European Space Agency - as an unofficial and in-depth source of information for the general public.

It is updated by editors from the ESA Web team with input from mission controllers, engineers, scientists and senior managers at ESA and our partners working at ATV Control Centre, Toulouse; ESA headquarters, Paris; ESA's Spaceport, Kourou; and other facilities. The team here will certainly do their best to get you the best information possible, as soon as possible!

Nonetheless, the ATV Blog is provided strictly on an unofficial, 'best-effort' basis and ESA makes no warranty that the comments, opinions or information expressed in this blog are confirmed, accurate, official or in any way reflect the formal policies of the European Space Agency.

For the latest confirmed information relating to any ESA activity, do not hesitate to check the main ESA Web portal (http://www.esa.int) or contact one of our media and public information offices.

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