Balancing Jules Verne's Integrated Cargo Carrier

Balancing Jules Verne's Integrated Cargo Carrier. The two halves of the Jules Verne ATV spacecraft were carefully balanced before being mated. Jules Verne is the first Automated Transfer Vehicle, Europe's resupply spacecraft for the International Space Station. Jules Verne is currently being prepared for launch at Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. (14 December 2007)