Jules Verne ATV given its 'wings'


Inspection of deployed solar array for Jules Verne ATV
 
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)


 


Rotation mechanism checked
 
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)

Attaching ATV solar array rotation mechanism
 
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.

Inspection ATV solar array
 
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)



Release date: 30 November 2007