ATV is a busy place: Hatch closing, repress and EVA
Lots happening with ATV this weekend and next week! Here's a quick review of ATV activities for 17-19 August, courtesy of ESA's Mike Steinkopf at ATV-CC, Toulouse. Skipping ahead a bit, note that after...
View ArticleWhat a ball-shaped Sfera satellite looks like
Nice photo today from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) showing the ball-shaped Sfera satellite that will be deployed during today's EVA. Manmade Meteorite - Gennadi & Yuri will...
View ArticleWhy is ATV prepared for undocking today?
During today's EVA-31 by Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka & Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko, the ПхО compartment (PkhO: Transfer compartment Переходный Отсек Perekhodnyi Otsek) – which connects...
View ArticleWatch EVA via NASA TV
Watch today's EVA coverage starting at 16:00 CEST via NASA TV below. EVA is set to start at 16:40 and run about 6.5 hours. Gennady Padalka will have the red suit stripe; Yuri Malenchenko will have the...
View ArticleCosmonaut (and ATV-3!) seen during EVA-31
Via @star_max76: One of the two cosmonauts during the Expedition 32-EVA; we could see a view of ATV-3!
View ArticleATV’s hatch closed for the spacewalk
It was another busy day with the ATV-4, but after this it will be quiet until 23 August. First message is from ESA Mission Director Mike Steinkopf at ATV-CC, Toulouse: This morning a successful...
View ArticleWhy?
And if you're wondering why ATV's hatch is closed for the Russian EVAs, read our post from the 2012 ATV-3 mission. (UPDATE 20.08) Information contributed by Jean-Michel Bois at ATV-CC: To complete the...
View Article‘UFO’ prompts imspection of antennas used for ATV docking
This post originally appeared in the CNES website: Un OVNI a poussé à inspecter les antennes utilisées à l’amarrage et au désamarrage de l’ATV. Thanks, Christoph, for the quick translation! - Ed. An...
View Article3D virtual visits: inside and out of the International Space Station
First up - Outside! This is pretty cool! And, in our humble opinion, ATV docking starting around the 2:40 point is the best part! Get an idea of what it feels like to see the International Space...
View ArticleMission diary: post-docking happenings at ATV CC
After the flawless docking on 12 August, things certainly quietened down a bit at ATV CC, but our work was far from over. Editor’s note: Blog post contributed by ESA’s Charlotte Beskow 13 Aug...
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