ESA Marks First Successful Autonomous Propellant Transfer
The European Space Agency's Jules Verne ATV was used for the
first time this week to transfer in one step 811 kg of refueling
propellant to the International Space Station while the two
vehicles orbited Earth at 28,000 km/h. With this premiere for
Europe, Jules Verne becomes the first western spaceship to succeed
in refueling another space infrastructure in orbit.