PARIS - A European supply vessel carrying over five tons of freight is scheduled to dock with the international space station on Thursday in a major advance for Europe's space program. Officials of the European Space Agency said the docking of Europe's first Automated Transfer Vehicle was slated for 10:41 ET when it should ease into place without any intervention from astronauts in the space station. Dubbed "Jules Verne" in honor of the visionary 19th century French science fiction writer, officials are counting on the ATV program, in which $2 billion has been invested so far, to open the way to further European space exploration.
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