From Earth to the Space Station

April 03, 2008

Europe’s new cargo ship, the Jules Verne, slipped into a docking berth at the International Space Station today, delivering eight tons of supplies and a book, Jules Verne’s “From Earth to the Moon.”

Written in 1865, the humorous French science fiction tale “De la Terre à la Lune” was one of the first in the genre and served as an inspiration for the first sci-fi movie “A Trip to the Moon,” released in 1902.

The European Space Agency developed the Automated Transfer Vehicle line of cargo ships as part of its contribution to the space station program and plans to fly about once a year. Aboard the first ship, named for the visionary author, is a rare 19th century edition of “From Earth to the Moon” and two of his original manuscripts on space and astronomy.

Here's a clip of the ATV final approach to the station:

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"An uneducated press corps is worthless"

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