TOULOUSE, France, June 18 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency's Jules Verne spacecraft has made history by transferring 1,788 pounds of refueling propellant to the International Space Station.
Tuesday's 30-minute transfer occurred while the two vehicles orbited the Earth at approximately 17,400 mph. The achievement makes the Jules Verne the first western spaceship to succeed in refueling another space infrastructure in orbit.