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Programme managers meet the Press in Paris as launch of 'Jules Verne' ATV approaches

01-22-2008 · European Space Agency (ESA)

ESA PR 04-2008. The launch of the first ATV 'Jules Verne' is rapidly approaching. The 20-tonne re-supply and space-tug module will be carried into orbit by a special version of the Ariane 5 launch vehicle called the Ariane 5 Evolution Storable (ES).

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