ESA - ATV - Crew oxygen for ISS loaded on Jules Verne

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Crew oxygen for ISS loaded on Jules Verne

28 January 2008

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Members of the launch integration team stand in front of Jules Verne following the operation to mate the spacecraft's Integrated Cargo Carrier with the Propulsion Module. Jules Verne is the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), Europe's resupply spacecraft for the International Space Station. Jules Verne is being prepared for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. (15 December 2007)

Credits: 2007 - ESA /CNES/Arianespace/Photo optique video du CSG

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There are three teams of three 'scapemen'

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Jules Verne ATV fuelling operations get underway at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. There are three teams of three ‘scapemen’, the fuelling specialists. Because it is exhausting work wearing a pressurized suit in a high-risk environment, their task is limited to periods of 4 four hour operations.

Credits: 2007 - ESA /CNES/Arianespace/Photo optique video du CSG

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ATV Vehicle Familiarisation Tour with Expedition 17

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Inside the ATV mock-up at EAC, Expedition 17 crewmember Oleg Kononenko unloads triple-sized Cargo Transfer Bag (CTB) as Sergei Volkov and trainer Liliana Ravagnolo watch on. This is part of a hands-on introduction lesson called 'Vehicle Familiarisation Tour'.

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Russian fuel flows in Jules Verne’s veins Final preparations for first human-rated spacecraft to be launched from Europe's Spaceport Jules Verne ATV given its 'wings'Jules Verne dry cargo prepared in Turin Successful test of Jules Verne ATV software