Page last updated at 20:29 GMT, Saturday, 27 September 2008 21:29 UK

Freighter's fiery destiny

Advertisement

Once Europe's robotic space freighter, "Jules Verne", undocks from the International Space Station, it is sent on a destructive dive into the south Pacific.

The ship is torn apart as it falls from the sky. This European Space Agency animation shows what happens.

Story Tools

BBC iD

Sign in

BBC navigation

Copyright © 2016 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.

Americas Africa Europe Middle East South Asia Asia Pacific