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In late August, ESA and EADS-Astrium managers visited the Val de Reuil ship hull test facility to observe the successful tests of ATV rendezvous replicating the 2008 Jules Verne mission.
From left to right: Nicolas Chamussy, Astrium-ST ATV Programme manager, Jean-Jacques Dordain, Director General of ESA, John Ellwood, ESA’s ATV Project manager, Michael Menking, V.P. Orbital and Reusable Systems EADS-ST, Daniel Sacotte, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight and ESA astronaut Jean-François Clervoy, senior advisor to the ATV programme.