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Jules Verne ATV given its 'wings'

30 November 2007

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Inspection of deployed solar array for Jules Verne ATV

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Inspection of deployed solar array for Jules Verne ATV. Jules Verne is currently being prepared for flight to the International Space Station at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (1 November 2007)

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

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Credits: ESA - D. Ducros

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The four 4-kg rotation mechanisms have been removed and checked before being reattached to the ATV. Jules Verne is currently being prepared for flight to the International Space Station at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana (1 November 2007)

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

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Attaching ATV solar array rotation mechanism

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Attaching a solar array rotation mechanism to Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV). Jules Verne, the first ATV, is being prepared for launch to the International Space Station (ISS) at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

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