hpcoolahan
April 1st, 2008, 06:25 PM
Quote from NASA home page
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/160328main_44-2008-03-31_113650.jpg
Image above: The Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle approaches the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV
"The Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle approached the International Space Station on Monday for its "Demo Day 2" practice maneuvers. It moved to within 36 feet of the Zvezda Service Module in a rehearsal for docking on Thursday.
The Jules Verne reached its closest point to the station at 12:38 p.m. EDT, at which time it was commanded by the crew to retreat to a point 62 feet away. From there it executed an "escape" command to depart the station for its three-day phasing prior to final approach and docking around 10:41 a.m. Thursday.
During its first approach Saturday, the ATV fired its engines several times to bring it approximately two miles from the station. Once in position, the Jules Verne conducted thruster firings and other systems tests before it pulled back into a phasing orbit. "
This is absolutely amazing stuff, if only Jules Vern could see it.:pipethinker:
I was reading this article , and thought i would post it up for other people to read, and see the amazing things they now have availiable to support and resupply the International Space station.
And as an added bonus,,, it will take the trash out as well :woot: and burn it up on re-entry to the earth.
www.heavens-above.com is a brilliant source of info for tracking anything orbiting the earth and heres the link to see where the ATV is at the moment....have a look:wink: great site. I use it to see where the ISS is also.
http://heavens-above.com/orbitdisplay.asp?satid=32686&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET
Hope this sheds some new light on this interesting developement for the International Space Station.
If anyone can contribute to this topic , please do, the more info we can find out the better.
I want to know if this is a big enough object to see in a telescope??????
Anyone???
Cheers
Patrick
http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/160328main_44-2008-03-31_113650.jpg
Image above: The Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle approaches the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV
"The Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle approached the International Space Station on Monday for its "Demo Day 2" practice maneuvers. It moved to within 36 feet of the Zvezda Service Module in a rehearsal for docking on Thursday.
The Jules Verne reached its closest point to the station at 12:38 p.m. EDT, at which time it was commanded by the crew to retreat to a point 62 feet away. From there it executed an "escape" command to depart the station for its three-day phasing prior to final approach and docking around 10:41 a.m. Thursday.
During its first approach Saturday, the ATV fired its engines several times to bring it approximately two miles from the station. Once in position, the Jules Verne conducted thruster firings and other systems tests before it pulled back into a phasing orbit. "
This is absolutely amazing stuff, if only Jules Vern could see it.:pipethinker:
I was reading this article , and thought i would post it up for other people to read, and see the amazing things they now have availiable to support and resupply the International Space station.
And as an added bonus,,, it will take the trash out as well :woot: and burn it up on re-entry to the earth.
www.heavens-above.com is a brilliant source of info for tracking anything orbiting the earth and heres the link to see where the ATV is at the moment....have a look:wink: great site. I use it to see where the ISS is also.
http://heavens-above.com/orbitdisplay.asp?satid=32686&lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET
Hope this sheds some new light on this interesting developement for the International Space Station.
If anyone can contribute to this topic , please do, the more info we can find out the better.
I want to know if this is a big enough object to see in a telescope??????
Anyone???
Cheers
Patrick