Jules Verne ATV Blog

Jules Verne ATV Blog http://webservices.esa.int/blog/blog/1 Welcome to the ATV 'Jules Verne' Blog! This blog is operated by ESA - the European Space Agency - as an unofficial and in-depth source of information for the general public. 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. administrator 2013-06-19T07:04:37Z New ESA blog - ATV 2 Johannes Kepler http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/1308 ESA have launched a new blog covering the 2011 ATV Johannes Kepler mission. Access the site via: <a href="http://blogs.esa.int/atv" target="_blank">http://blogs.esa.int/atv</a> In the meanwhile, this blog will remain available as an archive from the 2008 Jules Verne mission. -- Daniel   <div style="text-align: center"> <a href="http://blogs.esa.int/atv/" target="_blank"><img src="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/previews-med/esa_atv_mission_profile.gif" border="0" /></a> </div>     General 2011-01-12T13:33:12Z danielscuka Second ATV heading to Kourou for launch http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/1274 The second of ESA’s ATV automated cargo craft has been cleared for shipping to the launch site in Kourou. Its launch on an Ariane 5 to the International Space Station is scheduled for late this year.   ATV-2, named after German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler, has undergone extensive system testing at EADS Astrium’s site in Bremen, Germany, over the last few months and has now been given the go-ahead for shipping. It will be dispatched to Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana in several sections, accompanied by 59 containers with test equipment. In Kourou, it will be assembled and extensively tested before being loaded with cargo and fuelled. The launch is now planned for the end of 2010. Full article: <a href="http://bit.ly/d6VPvW" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/d6VPvW</a>  General 2010-05-11T11:00:24Z danielscuka Third ATV named after Edoardo Amaldi http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/1072 This published earlier today in the main ESA web site -- Daniel <blockquote> <a href="http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMMXBCKP6G_index_0.html"><img src="http://www.esa.int/images/amaldi2_small,0.jpg" width="120" height="120" align="left" /></a>Third ATV named after Edoardo Amaldi Production of the Automated Transfer Vehicles is gearing up. After the flawless flight of the first ATV, Jules Verne, the second, Johannes Kepler, is being completed for launch later this year. Now, the third ATV has been named after the Italian physicist and space pioneer Edoardo Amaldi. </blockquote> <a href="http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMMXBCKP6G_index_0.html" target="_blank">Full article under this link</a> General 2010-03-16T14:37:53Z danielscuka Second ATV named after Johannes Kepler http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/480 ESA's second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has been named Johannes Kepler after the German astronomer and mathematician. Europe's next unmanned logistics spacecraft is scheduled for launch to the International Space Station in mid-2010. <a href="http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMGNHWX3RF_index_0.html" target="_blank">Access full story on the main ESA portal here</a>. General 2009-02-19T15:41:48Z danielscuka First deorbit burn coming soon http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/447 The countdown screen at the front of the ATV Control Centre shows its just over 10 minutes to go until the start of the first deorbit burn. The burn will last 6 minutes. The ground track shows Jules Verne is over the Middle East right now. -- Maria General 2008-09-29T11:48:06Z
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