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Docking and capture successful
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 17:05
Docking and capture successful
Docking and capture successful
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 16:38
ATV Docking - Crew actions at S41 (video)
Now that ATV is at S41 - just 11 m from the ISS - Jean-Francois explains that the crew's primary concern is ISS safety.
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 16:35
ATV docking - How the ISS crew can intervene (video)
ESA astronaut Clervoy explains what the ISS crew **can** control when watching ATV close in on the station - effectively, they only need intervene in case of an unforeseen problem. Full story »
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 16:30
ATV docking - how the crew monitors ATV using Simvol (video)
More details from Jean-Francois on how the crew uses the ESA Docking Video system ('Simvol') to line up the target cross on the ATV.
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 16:14
Jules Verne now at S4 - 19 m from ISS
ATV is holding at S4, just 19 m from ISS. She'll be here for at least 15 minutes, while the mission control managers meet for the GO decision to move to S41; crew monitors that ATV stays in the 15-degree corridor, i.e., pointing correctly at the Russian module docking port. -- Daniel
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 16:09
ISS crew: adjusting illumination levels for ATV target (video)
Jean-Francois Clervoy explains how the ISS crew will, in a nominal situation, merely have to contend with adjusting the illumination level of the ATV's docking target - the vessel does the rest of the docking by itself!
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 16:08
ATV is now between S3 and S4, at a range of 42 m and closing at .07 m/sec. -- Daniel
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 15:42
Jules Verne at S3: Quick minigallery from ATV-CC
A few of our blog visitors have asked for pictures - here are some quick grabs of the scene in ATC-CC in Toulouse, France, as Jules Verne remains at station-keeping point S3. (1 more image under 'Full story' - note that our updates are getting rather slow as the WiFi network here is being well-used!) -- Daniel
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 15:35
Clervoy explains crew activity at S3
ESA astronaut Jean-François Clervoy was kind enough to explain a few things about ATV docking to us yesterday. Click through for a short clip explaining what the crew are doing now we are at the S3 point -- Maria
Rendezvous& docking
03 April, 2008 15:33
Jules Verne is now under VDM navigation - meaning the craft is guiding itself using the laser guidance system. This is cool! :-) -- Daniel
