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ATV Jules Verne Boosts Space Station to Higher Orbit (Video)

For the first time since docking with the International Space Station (ISS) on April 3rd, the Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) "Jules Verne" has been awoken and instructed to carry out an impressive task: push the ISS to a higher orbit. The robotic supply vessel, currently attached to the station's Zvezda module carried out a 12 minute 20 second burn of its main engines. This is the first time an ESA spaceship has carried out such a task and it appears to have performed flawlessly, lifting the 280 tonne station 4.5 km (2.8 miles) to a new altitude of 342 km (213 miles). In true ESA style, they've even released a cool video simulation of the event…

Mini-Me sues online celebrity muckraker over 'stolen' sex tape

How short is he?Verne "Mini-Me" Troyer has sued TMZ.com for $20m, after the online celebrity gossip rag posted a sex video in which the 2 foot, 8-inch actor sticks it to former girlfriend Renae Shrider.…

Spacecraft makes first refueling transfer

The European Space Agency's Jules Verne spacecraft has made history by transferring 1,788 pounds of refueling propellant to the International Space Station.

Around the World in 80 Days

Laura Eason's world premiere adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel about a Victorian Englishman who sets out to win a bet that he can circle the globe via steamships and railways.

e2v CCD Imaging Sensors Equip The First Unmanned Spacecraft To Be Sent To The International Space Station

March 2008, e2v image sensors were launched into space on board the European Space Agency's (ESA) Jules Verne spacecraft, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) to be sent to the International Space Station (ISS).

Europe Unveils Concept for Manned ATV

Here's a futuristic-looking concept for a manned vehicle of the not-so-distant future. Buoyed by the success of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle, the European space company EADS Astrium unveiled their plans to evolve the ATV – currently a cargo carrier for the International Space Station – to a manned vehicle. There's just one little hurdle to overcome: currently, the ATV isn't capable of returning to Earth without burning up in the atmosphere. But Astrium says the cost for the upgrade would be reasonable, and an additional crew-capable vehicle would certainly come in handy for the ISS when the shuttles are retired in 2010.

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