[FPSPACE] FW: Europe's space station cargo freighter being put to the test

[LARRY KLAES]

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>Subject: Europe's space station cargo freighter being put to the test
>Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:43:00 -0500
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>JULES VERNE SET FOR CLOSE APPROACH TEST TO STATION
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>Senior managers representing the space station's international partners
>met Sunday to approve a plan for Europe's Jules Verne transfer vehicle to
>approach within 36 feet of the complex during a critical docking dress
>rehearsal Monday.
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>http://spaceflightnow.com/ariane/v181/080330demoday2pre.html
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>SATURDAY'S DEMO TEST A SUCCESS
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>Europe's revolutionary Jules Verne cargo ship pulled within 2.2 miles of
>the international space station Saturday, proving the craft's long-range
>rendezvous systems are ready for docking with the complex.
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