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This image, taken on March 28 by a member of the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS), shows an European spacecraft on its final approach to the orbital lab. Spotlights are being used by both vehicles to illuminate their respective points of contact.
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9 April 2012
03:00 GMT |
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The space shuttle Atlantis docked for the last time ever to the International Space Station on Sunday, July 10. This is also the last time that an American orbiter flies to the orbital lab. The final approach and the actual docking procedure took place flawlessly. Before this happened, the shuttle rolled over and exp... |
11 July 2011
02:45 GMT |
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Yesterday night (May 29), the STS-134 crew aboard space shuttle Endeavour tried out a new docking system that relies on lasers to guide incoming spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).In order to do that, the orbiter had to undock from the facility late on Sunday, and then try to dock again using the las... |
30 May 2011
02:38 GMT |
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NASA officials say that the space shuttle Endeavour has finally docked to the International Space Station (ISS), following its May 16 launch. This is the last time the spacecraft is in Earth's orbit.The docking maneuver concluded at 6:14 am EDT (1014 GMT), when the orbiter managed to affix itself to the space st... |
18 May 2011
08:11 GMT |
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China announced some time ago that it plans to start constructing a large space station as soon as its technology level allows. This year marks the beginning of a new stage in that plan, in the sense that it will be the first time when the country tests docking methods.
Orbital rendezvous are not simple to carry ... |
8 March 2011
02:33 GMT |
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At around 6:44 am EST (1144 GMT), the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to make contact with a newly-launched Japanese resupply spacecraft. The cargo ship has been tracking the lab in orbit for several days, and it's only today that it will finally manage to catch up with it. The H-II Tra... |
27 January 2011
01:41 GMT |
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Countries that are working together to support the construction and operation of the International Space Station have decided on a new set of standards for docking systems, that would allow for greater flexibility in terms of docking in low-Earth orbit. With the new guidelines in mind, space agencies that want to des... |
20 October 2010
19:41 GMT |
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A group of Spanish researchers has recently announced the creation of a new type of automated satellite docking and capture system, which allows robots to autonomously trap target spacecrafts.The new system relies on the use of enhanced computer vision technologies to help it navigate its way until it reaches its tar... |
14 October 2010
09:32 GMT |
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On Sunday, a new unmanned Russian capsule managed to dock successfully to the International Space Station (ISS), as the two were flying in low-Earth orbit (LEO). The docking took place some 216 miles (347 kilometers) above Mongolia.The new mission is an important part of the orbital facility's resupply program, ... |
13 September 2010
03:03 GMT |
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At 3:44 am EDT (07:44 GMT) this morning, April 7, the space shuttle Discovery docked to the American berth of the International Space Station (ISS). The intricate maneuver was carried out flawlessly, and therefore the total number of astronauts currently in orbit reached 13 yet again. This flight is special because i... |
7 April 2010
07:00 GMT |
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The three astronauts currently making up Expedition 23 to the International Space Station (ISS) are at this point caught on in preparations for the arrival of the upcoming STS-130 assembly mission. Flown by the shuttle Discovery, the flight will last for a little less than two weeks. Roughly around the same time, at ... |
24 March 2010
11:27 GMT |
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The space shuttle Atlantis managed a picture-perfect docking sequence to the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, as the two massive spacecraft were flying some 220 miles (354 kilometers) above the surface of the planet. The STS-129 flight will spend about 11 days in orbit, during which time the six astronaut... |
19 November 2009
02:45 GMT |
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After two days of following the International Space Station (ISS) in orbit, space shuttle Discovery finally caught up with the outpost and docked on it at 8:54 pm EDT (0054 GMT, August 31), on Saturday. The hatch connecting the two spacecraft was opened just 90 minutes later, and the number of astronauts on the space... |
31 August 2009
04:59 GMT |
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The Progress M-02M cargo spacecraft, known by NASA under the designation Progress 33, docked on the Pirs docking module of the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, May 12th, at about 3:24 pm EDT (1924 GMT). The freighter delivered a large amount of supplies to the orbital facility, including food, medication... |
13 May 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Last Saturday was one of the most important days for space exploration, and certainly a record-setter as far as the number of astronauts in orbit was concerned, with more than 13 people flying in zero-gravity at the same time. And all of them successfully completed their mission: Discovery landed at KSC, the ISS crew... |
30 March 2009
04:32 GMT |
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After 8 days of joint missions with the three-member crew of the ISS, the Discovery space shuttle has undocked from the International Space Station yesterday, on its way towards its Saturday landing at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida. The most crucial phase of the STS-119 mission has thus been completed, and al... |
26 March 2009
05:01 GMT |
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The Discovery space shuttle finally completed a huge part of the STS-119 mission on Tuesday evening, when it finally docked on the International Space Station. The procedure ended at 5:19 pm EDT (2119 GMT) and the three astronauts aboard the orbital facility were very pleased to eventually be able to see other people... |
18 March 2009
02:21 GMT |
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Despite the global economic downturn, China is currently pushing more and more for a space station, a project meant to put the country among the world's top space powers, right next to the United States and Russia. The Asian nation is only the third in the world to manage to send astronauts in orbit using its ow... |
2 March 2009
18:01 GMT |
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The system proposed by Freedom Sciences, a company commercializing motorized wheelchairs along with a modified Chrysler minivan, uses automatic devices to open and close the doors of the car, to lower the seat of the driver and load the robotic wheelchair at the push of a button. Once the driver reaches the designate... |
30 April 2008
10:19 GMT |
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Well, it's sixteen years plus a few days later, but it has made it. Columbus goes into a new voyage, through space this time. Astronauts on board the International Space Station have been successful in docking the European Space Laboratory to the ISS, after a spacewalk eight hours long, one and a half hour more ... |
12 February 2008
05:50 GMT |
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I confess that it did cross my mind to rant a bit about all this tube-thing which seems to invade more and more the audio industry related to hi-tech gear such as iPod and the like. So far, I will cheer up and tell you about the first tube-amplified iPod docking station. Thanko, the Japanese Thanko (wasn't reall... |
19 March 2007
05:57 GMT |
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You all know that docking stations are the next best thing after the devices they have actually been built for. And since there are few major portable devices battling for world supremacy, it was just a matter of time until the dock producers split up and chose sides. Now, this isn't necessarily a bad thing as p... |
14 March 2007
04:45 GMT |
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OK, no more iPod praising or rant at the beginning of this piece of news. Yes, it's about iPod, another "Made for iPod" equipment, from one of the new brands I have grown to respect quite a lot, Altec Lansing. Altec Lansing has become one of the leading speaker system manufacturers in a rather short time: I don&... |
10 March 2007
05:46 GMT |
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It sounds like Satan and God on a night out in the city, having red wine an dancing to a true romance: Creative has released a docking station built especially for iPods! I still can't really believe my ears and eyes when thinking about this: it is like Microsoft would give up the Windows Media Player or like RI... |
8 March 2007
09:29 GMT |
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Yet another iPod-related gear hits the saturated market. As a matter of fact, it is rather iPod-dedicated than iPod-related. Next in line after the iPods themselves come the docking stations which also sell like crazy around the world. Why? I don't exactly know but one hell of a reason cold be that most of them ... |
7 March 2007
05:46 GMT |
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