Jules Verne dry cargo prepared in Turin   The review is last chance to check the European dry cargo     8 October 2007   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 articles  •  Successful test of Jules Verne ATV software (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM9E27H07F_index_0.html)  •  ATV arrives at Europe's Spaceport - story in pictures (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMRMJWUP4F_index_0.html) Related links  •  International Space Station (http://www.esa.int/esaHS/iss.html)  •  Europe's Spaceport (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Launchers_Europe_s_Spaceport/index.html)  •  Thales Alenia Space (http://www.thalesgroup.com/)  •  Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ATV/index.html)