The following article has been retrieved from the archive and no longer contains the original video.
Europe’s ATV – the Jules Verne – ended its first mission with a controlled break-up over the Pacific. Its developers are already thinking about the future of Automated Transport Vehicles, and hope to develop a craft that can not only return to earth intact, but can also carry a crew of astronauts.
Copyright © 2009 euronews
Top Stories & Breaking News


The Ariane Saga
Studying the seas
A pocket-sized ecosystem
Why Mars?
One hundred days of solitude
Destination Moon, four decades on
The space business
Space, Defence and Security
A Window on the Universe
Uncovering Venus’ secrets 




