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RENDEZ-VOUS AMARRAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2017-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

During the Shuttle's approach and departure from Mir, new ESA-developed technology to be used in an automated rendez-vous and docking was successfully tested. Data from the experiment will help European engineers develop technology for ESA's [European Space Agency] unmanned Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) which will approach and depart the International Space Station on regular supply missions early in the next century.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

Rendez-vous et amarrage [...] de la navette avec le laboratoire Destiny déjà installé sur la Station spatiale internationale. Pour cette manœuvre, [l'astronaute] fait appel à des dispositifs radar et laser qui fournissent des données sur la distance séparant les deux véhicules et la vitesse d'approche de la navette.

Spanish

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