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Successful atmospheric re-entry for the ATV Jules Verne

1 September 2008 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.

See the official announce on the ESA site: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEME556EJLF_index_0.html

First images received from the DC-8 aircraft which observed the re-entry of Jules Verne ATV over the Pacific Ocean.
ESA

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  • Jérémie Vaubaillon
    (Observatoire de Paris, IMCCE)
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