Media bid farewell to Jules Verne ATV


A final glimpse of Jules Verne ahead of shipping to French Guian
 
Members of the media catch final glimpse of Jules Verne ahead of shipping to French Guiana. In Mid-July Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), is due to leave the ESTEC Test Centre for Europe's Spaceport in Kourou.

Presenters ATV Media Day
 
The ATV Media Day opened with a series of presentations. Left to right: Jean-François Clervoy, ESA astronaut and ATV project advisor, Nicolas Chamussy, Astrium ATV Programme Director, John Ellwood, ESA ATV Project Manager, Daniel Sacotte, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight, Microgravity and Exploration.

Tests
 
Interview John Ellwood
 
ATV Media Day at ESTEC ahead of departure of Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), to Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Clervoy and Ellwood with ATV
 
Jean-François Clervoy (left), ESA astronaut and ATV project advisor and John Ellwood (right), ATV Project Manager, stand in front of the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) in the ESTEC Test Centre.

Launch campaign
 
Media interviews with ATV project team
 
ATV Media Day at ESTEC ahead of departure of Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), to Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.



Release date: 2 July 2007