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Impressive dress-rehearsal for Jules Verne ATV
 
31 March 2008

Jules Verne ATV seen 246.m metres from the Russian module
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This image captured from the ESA Docking Video System used by astronauts and mission controllers to monitor ATV's approach to the ISS during Demonstration Day 2, 31 March 2008.

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ESA's ATV Control Centre, Toulouse, during Demonstration Day 2
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ESA's ATV Control Centre, Toulouse, during Demonstration Day 2

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