See the official announce on the ESA site : http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEME556EJLF_index_0.html
Première image de l’entrée atmosphérique de l’ATV
ESA
Contact
- Jérémie Vaubaillon
(Observatoire de Paris, IMCCE)
Successful atmospheric re-entry for the ATV Jules Verne
The European spaceship ATV (Automatic Transfer Vehicle) finished its very first mission while disintegrating in the atmosphere. An international team (ESA/NASA) implying a researcher of the IMCCE observed the event right in the middle of the Pacific.