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First Images of the European Space Agency's "Jules Verne" Spacecraft as it Re-enters Earth's Atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean
09.29.08
 
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Image of Jules Verne Automated Transfer vehicle (ATV) re-entry over the Pacific Ocean Left: The breakup and fragmentation of the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle was captured in dramatic fashion by scientists aboard NASA's DC-8 airborne laboratory and a Gulfstream V aircraft as it re-entered the atmosphere early Monday morning over the South Pacific.
Photo Credit: NASA Ames Research Center / ESA / Jesse Carpenter / Bill Moede
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Image of Jules Verne Automated Transfer vehicle (ATV) re-entry over the Pacific Ocean Photo Credit: Jessie Carpenter Left: The breakup and fragmentation of the European Space Agency's Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle was captured in dramatic fashion by scientists aboard NASA's DC-8 airborne laboratory and a Gulfstream V aircraft as it re-entered the atmosphere early Monday morning over the South Pacific.
Photo Credit: NASA Ames Research Center / ESA / Jesse Carpenter / Bill Moede
Click on the image for full-resolution.


 
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