Jules Verne dry cargo prepared in Turin
The review is last chance to check the European dry cargo
Around 180 kg of dry cargo which is to be carried into space on board Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, is currently undergoing final preparation in Turin, Italy, ahead of shipment to the launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.
Jules Verne manuscript
ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori took part in the review
NASA astronaut Marsha Ivins holds a luxury 19th century edition of 'De la Terre à la Lune'
Related links
- Successful test of Jules Verne ATV software
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV/Successful_test_of_Jules_Verne_ATV_software - ATV arrives at Europe's Spaceport - story in pictures
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV/ATV_arrives_at_Europe_s_Spaceport_-_story_in_pictures - International Space Station
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/International_Space_Station - Europe's Spaceport
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Launchers/Europe_s_Spaceport - Thales Alenia Space
http://www.thalesgroup.com/ - Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/ATV