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berthing [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
DEF

Approaching and securing a vessel in a harbour along a berth, a place assigned to a vessel when anchored or lying alongside a pier, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Manœuvre d'approche et d'immobilisation d'un navire le long d'un quai, d'un appontement ou d'un autre navire.

OBS

accostage : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 2 2003-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

After the cargo ship's probe-and-cone docking mechanism accomplished "soft dock" with the ISS at 2:43 pm EST, MCC-Moscow (TsUP) did not receive the signal indicating subsequent closure of hooks to achieve "hard dock." It is possible that (1) hard dock was successful but was masked by a broken sensor, or (2) the contact was incomplete, i.e., not tight enough by a few millimeters to trigger the sensor.

OBS

berthing: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Phase d'un rendez-vous spatial précédant immédiatement la jonction sur orbite de deux véhicules [amarrage].

OBS

accostage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

The coupling of two or more spacecraft in space.

OBS

The process of making physical attachment between two actively controlled spacecraft [is done by] using either translational and rotational maneuvers of one vehicle or by use of a manipulator.

OBS

The term berthing refers to a phase of the rendezvous sequence between two spaceships which immediately precedes docking and is therefore synonymous with soft docking as opposed to hard docking.

OBS

docking; hard docking: terms officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Docking light.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Opération au cours de laquelle deux véhicules spatiaux établissent entre eux une liaison rigide.

OBS

L'amarrage constitue la phase finale d'un rendez-vous spatial.

OBS

L'on utilise le terme amarrage pour désigner des engins spatiaux qui s'amarrent à une station orbitale et attelage pour désigner un engin spatial qui en remorque un autre.

OBS

arrimage : Fixation d'une charge utile à l'intérieur ou à l'extérieur d'un véhicule spatial.

OBS

amarrage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lanzamiento y maniobras en el espacio
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