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Solid rocket booster arrives for integration with the main cryogenic stage for Jules Verne's Ariane 5 ES launch vehicle

Solid rocket booster for Jules Verne's Ariane 5 ES launch vehicle is transported to the Launcher Integration Building

Solid rocket booster for Jules Verne's Ariane 5 ES launch vehicle is transported to the Launcher Integration Building

Loading dry cargo into Jules Verne's pressurized module

Loading dry cargo into Jules Verne's pressurized module

Loading dry cargo into Jules Verne's pressurized module

Preparing to mate the two sections of Jules Verne ATV

Preparing to mate the two sections of Jules Verne ATV

View into the Jules Verne Avionic Bay as the spacecraft is prepared for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou

Jules Verne ATV loaded with cargo at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana

ATV's docking mechanism is covered with protective outer layer

Jules Verne's dry cargo hold is thoroughly cleaned

Jules Verne's dry cargo hold is thoroughly cleaned

Near-infrared spectrometer (SIR-2)

Chandrayaan-1, 3D view

Sub Kev Atom reflecting Analyser (SARA)

Chandrayaan-1 X-ray Spectrometer (C1XS)

Preparing batteries for placement inside Jules Verne ATV's Equipped Avionics Bay

Preparing batteries for placement inside Jules Verne ATV's Equipped Avionics Bay

A Rotating Radio Transient

Engineers place batteries inside Jules Verne ATV's Propulsion Module

Batteries are placed inside the ATV's Equipped Avionics Bay before mating with the spacecraft's pressurised module

Engineers work on Jules Verne ATV's docking mechanism

Engineers work on Jules Verne ATV's docking mechanism

A view into the 'brains' of the Jules Verne ATV spacecraft

Jules Verne's Propulsion Module is rotated to vertical ahead of mating with the spacecraft's Integrated Cargo Carrier

Jules Verne's Propulsion Module is lifted into position ahead of mating with the spacecraft's Integrated Cargo Carrier

Jules Verne's Propulsion Module is lifted into position ahead of mating with the spacecraft's Integrated Cargo Carrier

Closure of Jules Verne ATV's Integrated Cargo Carrier

Closure of Jules Verne ATV's Integrated Cargo Carrier

Closure of Jules Verne ATV's Integrated Cargo Carrier

Closing the ATV's pressurised module

Preparing some of the dry cargo for loading into Jules Verne

Project team members write messages on the Integrated Cargo Carrier cover

Jules Verne dry cargo loaded inside the Integrated Cargo Carrier

Closing the ATV's Integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC) - disinfecting the interior of the cover

Balancing the ATV spacecraft

Checking the docking system on Jules Verne

Balancing the ATV spacecraft

Cryogenic main core for Jules Verne ATV's Ariane 5 launcher arrives in Kourou

Hubble and wide-field ground based view of Comet 17P/Holmes

Comet 17P/Holmes Hubble image series

Galaxy M74

För att kunna härbärgera liv måste kanske stjärnan en planet kretsar kring befinna sig tillräckligt långt ifrån galaxens kärna

Phantom Galaxy M74

Hazy red sunset on HD 189733b

HD 189733b and surroundings

Extrasolar Planet's Hazy Atmosphere

Closing the ATV's pressurised module

Two halves of the ATV are mated ready for launch

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