Successful atmospheric re-entry for the ATV Jules Verne
1er septembre 2008
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
Figure : First images received from the DC-8 aircraft which observed the re-entry of Jules Verne ATV over the Pacific Ocean.
Contact Jérémie Vaubaillon (Observatoire de Paris, IMCCE)
Dernière modification le 4 mars 2013