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Europe's space freighter will undock from the International Space Station on Friday after completing its maiden mission to the orbiting platform.

No one marvels anymore at Skype or teleconferencing. But people in London and New York are giddy over a mysterious contraption right out of Jules Verne.

The "telectroscope" involves two giant copper and wood lenses pushing their way out of the earth at the Brooklyn Bridge and at the Thames.

Artist Paul St. George claims a giant tunnel connects them ... and the excited crowds peering and waving at each other across the Atlantic.

Europe's "Jules Verne" space freighter has pushed the International Space Station (ISS) higher into the sky.

Europe's sophisticated new space freighter, the ATV, is captured on camera passing over Britain.

Europe's "Jules Verne" freighter edges to just 12m from the space station to prove its readiness to dock.

Europe's "Jules Verne" freighter demonstrates its navigation capabilities in front of the space station.