{"product_id":"atv-jules-verne-flown-cover-folder","title":"ATV „Jules Verne“ - Flown cover onboard Ariane 5 and STS-126","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eATV “Jules Verne” \/ STS-126 Flown ISS Cover – Launched aboard Ariane 5 and Returned aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour – Official Airbus Presentation – Jacques Bracke Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edouble-flown European and American spaceflight artifact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, consisting of a cover carried into orbit aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eESA’s historic first Automated Transfer Vehicle, ATV-1 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, subsequently transferred aboard the International Space Station and ultimately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereturned to Earth aboard Space Shuttle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e on STS-126\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e launched from Kourou, French Guiana, aboard a specially adapted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAriane 5 ES on March 9, 2008\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, becoming Europe’s first autonomous resupply spacecraft for the International Space Station. At nearly 20 tonnes at launch, it represented the heaviest payload yet launched by Ariane 5 and demonstrated Europe’s ability to autonomously rendezvous and dock with the ISS. It docked with the station on April 3, delivering supplies, propellant, water and oxygen and later performing station reboost maneuvers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike the ATV itself—which was deliberately destroyed during atmospheric re-entry on September 29, 2008—the present cover had been \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eremoved from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJules Verne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e while docked to the ISS and retained aboard the station\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, enabling its remarkable second journey aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpace Shuttle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSTS-126 launched in November 2008 with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommander Christopher Ferguson, Pilot Eric Boe, and Mission Specialists Stephen Bowen, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Donald Pettit, Robert “Shane” Kimbrough, and Sandra Magnus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Magnus remained aboard the ISS as an Expedition 18 crew member, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGregory Chamitoff\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e returned to Earth aboard \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The Shuttle landed at Edwards Air Force Base on November 30, 2008, completing the cover’s return from orbit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe flown cover is housed in an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eofficial Airbus presentation folder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, accompanied by additional unflown commemorative covers, preserving the original presentation context of this important European spaceflight artifact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e From the personal collection of renowned astrophilatelist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJacques Bracke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Excellent to Mint.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA particularly compelling artifact of international spaceflight history—launched from Europe’s spaceport aboard Ariane 5 inside the first ATV, carried aboard the International Space Station, and returned to Earth aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEndeavour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Few philatelic artifacts so elegantly connect the European ATV program, the ISS, Ariane 5, and the Space Shuttle era within a single flown object.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Been in Space","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59048950464776,"sku":"10886","price":150.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1490\/3832\/files\/10886.jpg?v=1791544701","url":"https:\/\/www.beeninspace.com\/products\/atv-jules-verne-flown-cover-folder","provider":"BEEN IN SPACE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}