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APPROCHE V-BAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Launching and Space Maneuvering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- V-bar approach
1, record 1, English, V%2Dbar%20approach
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Positioned directly in front of the station's long axis, Bloomfield will manually guide Atlantis in so the docking system in the shuttle's cargo bay can mate with its counterpart on the pressurized mating adapter, or PMA. "We call it a V-bar approach," Bloomfield said, referring to the station's velocity vector. "We'll fly below the international space station and then we'll fly all the way around out into the front, into what we call the V-bar, but we're flying now out in front of the station. And then finally, we'll fly in on that V-bar until we dock." 2, record 1, English, - V%2Dbar%20approach
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the station's direction of motion is called the velocity vector, or V-bar for short. By convention, points in front of the station are said to be on the positive V-bar while points behind are considered negative. 3, record 1, English, - V%2Dbar%20approach
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
V-bar approach: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG). 4, record 1, English, - V%2Dbar%20approach
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Positive V-bar; negative V-bar. 4, record 1, English, - V%2Dbar%20approach
Record 1, Key term(s)
- V bar approach
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- approche en V-bar
1, record 1, French, approche%20en%20V%2Dbar
proposal, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
approche en V-bar : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI). 1, record 1, French, - approche%20en%20V%2Dbar
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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