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LAS VEGAS—At CES 2007, Toshiba gave us a taste
of the first Ultra-wideband (UWB) docking station
in action, possibly a sign that UWB is taking a
stronger foothold in the wireless networking
industry. UWB uses USB 2.0 technology to transfer
data wirelessly between two computers. Currently,
the device only works with the Toshiba R400-S4931,
a sleek convertible tablet that has the look of a
13-inch MacBook, except with tablet capabilities.
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| ATV-1 Docking ISS |
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3 April 2008
Jules Verne has successfully performed a fully
automated docking with the International Space
Station (ISS)
The ATV Jules Verne was launched by an Ariane 5
from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana,
on 9 March. Three days later, it successfully
demonstrated its autonomous CAM capability and was
cleared for ISS proximity operations. The
spaceship then moved to a parking orbit for the
duration of space shuttle Endeavour's visit to the
ISS. On March 29 and 31 it conducted two
rehearsals of today's docking, approaching at 11 m
from the Station.
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| ATV Docking |
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The Jules Verne, the first European Space Agency
Automated Transfer Vehicle, docked to the aft port
of the International Space Station's Zvezda
Service Module at 10:45 a.m. EDT on 3rd March
2008.
The unpiloted cargo spacecraft carries more than
7,500 pounds of equipment, supplies, water, fuel
and gases for the station.
It also carries hopes and aspirations of the
European Space Agency. The ATV and its advanced
rendezvous system could play an important role in
future space exploration.
The Jules Verne docked smoothly using its
automated, laser guided rendezvous system. It was
in many respects a repeat of the dry run three
days before. That practice approach brought the
ATV to within 36 feet of the docking port.
The Jules Verne launched from Kourou, French
Guiana, on an Ariane 5 rocket on 9th March 2008.
Solar arrays deployed as planned after two engine
firings more than an hour and a half after launch.
That placed the ATV in a parking orbit about 1,200
miles from the station.
It was, at almost 22 tons, the largest payload
ever launched by the Ariane 5.
The Jules Verne is named after the acclaimed
French science-fiction author. It is the first of
perhaps seven such spacecraft to be built.
The ATV can carry about three times the cargo
weight carried by the Progress, the reliable
Russian unpiloted cargo carrier.
The Jules Verne initially was placed in an orbit a
safe distance from the station, where a series of
tests were performed. Among the last of the tests
were two approaches to the station.
Those approaches ended in "escape" maneuvers, to
verify a collision avoidance system. It would be
used if the ATV automated docking system should
fail.
The spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the
station until August, for unloading and to reboost
the orbiting laboratory. Subsequently it will be
filled with station garbage and discards. Then it
will be deorbited for destruction on re-entry over
the Pacific.
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