http://webservices.esa.int/blog/blog/1 <p>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.</p> administrator 2013-02-11T10:04:41Z http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/1308 <p> <span style="font-size: small; color: #0000ff"><strong><span>ESA have launched a new blog covering the 2011 ATV <em>Johannes Kepler</em> mission.</span></strong></span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size: small; color: #0000ff"><strong><span>Access the site via: <a href="http://blogs.esa.int/atv" target="_blank">http://blogs.esa.int/atv</a></span></strong></span> </p> <p> <span style="font-size: small"> In the me</span><span style="font-size: small">anwhile, this blog will remain available as an archive from the <em>2008 Jules Verne</em> mission. -- Daniel </span> </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <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> <br /> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> General 2011-01-12T13:33:12Z danielscuka http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/1284 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/europeanspaceagency/5159064255/" title="ATV-2 Johannes Kepler by europeanspaceagency, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/5159064255_f681fbb1c1.jpg" alt="ATV-2 Johannes Kepler" width="333" height="500" /></a> <p> ATV-2 Johannes Kepler Integrated Cargo Carrier is ready for mating with the spacecrafts Propulsion Module. ATV-2 Johannes Kepler is the second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), Europe's resupply spacecraft for the International Space Station. Johannes Kepler is being prepared for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.(Image credit: ESA) </p> Launch countdown Reentry 2010-11-09T07:24:42Z danielscuka http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/1274 <p> The second of ESA&rsquo;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.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> ATV-2, named after German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler, has undergone extensive system testing at EADS Astrium&rsquo;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&rsquo;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. </p> <p> Full article: <a href="http://bit.ly/d6VPvW" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/d6VPvW</a>&nbsp; </p> General 2010-05-11T11:00:24Z danielscuka http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/1072 <p> This published earlier today in the main ESA web site -- Daniel </p> <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><strong>Third ATV named after Edoardo Amaldi </strong> <p> Production of the Automated Transfer Vehicles is gearing up. After the flawless flight of the first ATV, <em>Jules Verne</em>, the second, <em>Johannes Kepler</em>, is being completed for launch later this year. Now, the third ATV has been named after the Italian physicist and space pioneer Edoardo Amaldi. </p> </blockquote> <p> <em><a href="http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMMXBCKP6G_index_0.html" target="_blank">Full article under this link</a></em> </p> General 2010-03-16T14:37:53Z danielscuka http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/921 <p> <a id="res_9601" href="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/D4440-814.jpg"> <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/previews-med/D4440-814.gif" border="0" alt="The Integrated Cargo Carrier for Europe's second Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV Johannes Kepler, arrives at Bremen airport in Germany on 9 September 2009. The ICC was transported from Thales Alenia Space Italy in Turin, Italy, to EADS Astrium in Bremen, Germany. Credits: EADS Astrium Space Transportation" /> </div> </a> </p> <p> The Integrated Cargo Carrier for Europe's second Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV <em>Johannes Kepler</em>, has been delivered to the premises of EADS Astrium in Bremen, Germany.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Scheduled for launch in November 2010, ATV <em>Johannes Kepler</em> is Europe's second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), an unmanned cargo spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS). ATV-2, named after the German astronomer and mathematician, is currently being assembled in Bremen by the European industrial consortium lead by EADS Astrium. </p> <p> Full article in the ESA web site: <a href="http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEMDXTV0EZF_0.html" target="_blank">http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/SEMDXTV0EZF_0.html</a> </p> Reentry 2009-12-08T13:44:58Z danielscuka http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/480 ESA's second Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has been named <em>Johannes Kepler</em> 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 http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/476 <p> A high resolution version of the Jules Verne ATV re-entry is now&nbsp;available - see below! </p> <p> Credit: ESA/NASA </p> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="326" data="http://www.motionbox.com/external/hd_player/type%253Dhd%252Cvideo_uid%253D1c99dcb71e1be5cd94%252Caffiliate_name%253Dpro" id="ltVideoGoogleVideo"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.motionbox.com/external/hd_player/type%253Dhd%252Cvideo_uid%253D1c99dcb71e1be5cd94%252Caffiliate_name%253Dpro" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> </object> Reentry 2008-09-30T11:20:34Z danielscuka http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/475 <p> <a id="res_561" href="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/ATV-Reentry-03.jpg"><img src="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/previews/ATV-Reentry-03.jpg" border="0" alt="ATV-1 re-entry images taken by observation campaign" align="left" /></a> These just sent in by ESA's Emilio De Pasquale, who says: </p> <p> &quot;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.&quot; </p> <p> &nbsp;(Click on 'Full story' for images). -- Daniel </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <p> All images credit: ESA/NASA </p> <p> <a id="res_558" href="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/ATV-Reentry-01.jpg"> <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/previews-med/ATV-Reentry-01.jpg" border="0" alt="ATV-1 re-entry images taken by observation campaign" /> </div> </a> </p> <p> <a id="res_559" href="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/ATV-Reentry-02.jpg"> <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/previews-med/ATV-Reentry-02.jpg" border="0" alt="ATV-1 re-entry images taken by observation campaign" /> </div> </a> </p> <p> <a id="res_560" href="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/ATV-Reentry-04.jpg"> <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/previews-med/ATV-Reentry-04.jpg" border="0" alt="ATV-1 re-entry images taken by observation campaign" /> </div> </a> </p> <p> &nbsp;<a id="res_561" href="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/ATV-Reentry-03.jpg"> <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/previews-med/ATV-Reentry-03.jpg" border="0" alt="ATV-1 re-entry images taken by observation campaign" /> </div> </a> </p> <p> &nbsp;<a id="res_562" href="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/ATV-Reentry-05.jpg"> <div style="text-align: center"> <img src="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/gallery/1/previews-med/ATV-Reentry-05.jpg" border="0" alt="ATV-1 re-entry images taken by observation campaign" /> </div> </a> </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> Reentry 2008-09-30T10:03:21Z danielscuka http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/474 <p> 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 <a href="http://www.esa.int" target="_blank">downloadable version will be published in the main ESA portal</a> shortly.) </p> <p> Credit: ESA/NASA </p> <p> &nbsp; </p> <div style="text-align: center"> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="326" data="http://a1862.g.akamai.net/7/1862/14448/v1/esa.download.akamai.com/13452/flash_stream/ATV_Reentry_L.swf" id="ltVideoGoogleVideo"> <param name="movie" value="http://a1862.g.akamai.net/7/1862/14448/v1/esa.download.akamai.com/13452/flash_stream/ATV_Reentry_L.swf" /> <param name="wmode" value="transparent" /> <param name="allowScriptAcess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="FlashVars" value="playerMode=embedded" /> </object> </div> Reentry 2008-09-30T08:50:43Z danielscuka http://webservices.esa.int/blog/post/1/473 <p> MP3 audio recording of ESA Director General Jean-Jacques Dordain speaking to the media at the IAC (59th International Astronautical Congress), Glasgow, Scotland, earlier this afternoon - shortly after ATV's reentry. </p> <p> <object data="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/flash/mp3player/mp3player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="320" height="20" class="ltPlayer"> <param name="quality" value="best" /> <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /> <param name="movie" value="http://webservices.esa.int/blog/flash/mp3player/mp3player.swf" /> <param name="FlashVars" value="&amp;file=http://a1862.g.akamai.net/7/1862/14448/v1/esa.download.akamai.com/13452/mp3/mp3player/esa_dg_atv_reentry_stmt_29-09-2008.mp3&amp;height=20&amp;width=320" /> </object> </p> <p> Click <a href="http://a1862.g.akamai.net/7/1862/14448/v1/esa.download.akamai.com/13452/mp3/mp3player/esa_dg_atv_reentry_stmt_29-09-2008.mp3" target="_blank">here to access mp3 file if playback box above is not visible</a>. </p> Reentry 2008-09-29T18:47:11Z danielscuka