Premiere: space transportation robot automatically docks with space station

Skybird · 04-03-08, 10:11 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7328816.stm

Automatically - nice! Obviously there went some thought into it's programming.

They named it "Jules Verne"

FIREWALL · 04-03-08, 10:29 AM

That is a great acheivment.

It makes deliverys, takes the garbage out. If it only did windows and floors.

Steel_Tomb · 04-03-08, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

That is a great acheivment.

It makes deliverys, takes the garbage out. If it only did windows and floors.

If it did cooking, washing up and ironing too that would be nice :rotfl: :rotfl:

FIREWALL · 04-03-08, 10:53 AM

:rotfl: If it did all that and one... other thing. Women wouldn't be needed
in the Space program. :p

Platapus · 04-03-08, 02:41 PM

hmm I thought the Progress M and the Progress M1 had the capability of autonomous flight and docking?

Skybird · 04-03-08, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

hmm I thought the Progress M and the Progress M1 had the capability of autonomous flight and docking?

I don't know what differs the Progress from the ATV, despite the fact that the ESA vehicle carries three times as much payload. for the topic headline, I simply referred to this passage in the article:

Quote:

The European Space Agency's (Esa) station programme manager, Alan Thirkettle, said it was a great engineering achievement.
He told BBC News: "This is a first in the world - this is a fully automatic spacecraft that docked with the space station, totally under its own control, and that's never been done before by anybody at all; so from a purely technical point of view, it's really quite incredible."

TLAM Strike · 04-03-08, 03:55 PM

An automated space freighter? Where's the fun in that?

I guess I'm just from that old school of thought that says that a space freighter should be crewed by ruff looking people with more guns than brains.

Ahh thats better...

Steel_Tomb · 04-03-08, 04:21 PM

Firefly! Awesome show! Shame they cancelled it

, Serenity was bloody good though

. Gotta love the fleet battle with the Alliance Vs Reavers

Makes Star Wars look like a small skirmish.

bookworm_020 · 04-03-08, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

That is a great acheivment.

It makes deliverys, takes the garbage out. If it only did windows and floors.

If it did cooking, washing up and ironing too that would be nice :rotfl: :rotfl:

It still doesn't make coffee in the morning!

Blacklight · 04-03-08, 06:42 PM

Now someone will have to model this thing for Orbiter.

I-25 · 04-04-08, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

hmm I thought the Progress M and the Progress M1 had the capability of autonomous flight and docking?

I think you have a point Platapus:hmm:

XabbaRus · 04-04-08, 03:59 AM

Ah but this is a eurotrash collector (geddit eurotrash, maybe they should give it Antoine De Caune's ??spelling?? voice for something) the other one is Russian which is of course inferior. lol

Actually there is a good site on the Soyuz capsules and why they are the shape they are. Seems they are more advanced than the Apollo capsules when it comes to reentry.

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft.html

Take a look.

TteFAboB · 04-04-08, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Blacklight

Now someone will have to model this thing for Orbiter.

The thing will model itself into Orbiter, automatically, as soon as they allow it to have some spare time.

Skybird · 04-04-08, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TteFAboB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blacklight

Now someone will have to model this thing for Orbiter.

The thing will model itself into Orbiter, automatically, as soon as they allow it to have some spare time.

FIREWALL · 04-04-08, 11:55 AM

Least we not forget the BIG Cinema hit...

SPACE TRUCKERS ( Dennis Hopper)

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

04-03-08, 10:11 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,616 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Premiere: space transportation robot automatically docks with space station http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7328816.stm Automatically - nice! Obviously there went some thought into it's programming. They named it "Jules Verne" __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	That is a great acheivment. It makes deliverys, takes the garbage out. If it only did windows and floors. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	:rotfl: If it did all that and one... other thing. Women wouldn't be needed in the Space program. :p __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,362 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	hmm I thought the Progress M and the Progress M1 had the capability of autonomous flight and docking? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	An automated space freighter? Where's the fun in that? I guess I'm just from that old school of thought that says that a space freighter should be crewed by ruff looking people with more guns than brains. Ahh thats better... __________________

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Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Firefly! Awesome show! Shame they cancelled it , Serenity was bloody good though . Gotta love the fleet battle with the Alliance Vs Reavers Makes Star Wars look like a small skirmish. __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*

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Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Now someone will have to model this thing for Orbiter. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ah but this is a eurotrash collector (geddit eurotrash, maybe they should give it Antoine De Caune's ??spelling?? voice for something) the other one is Russian which is of course inferior. lol Actually there is a good site on the Soyuz capsules and why they are the shape they are. Seems they are more advanced than the Apollo capsules when it comes to reentry. http://www.russianspaceweb.com/spacecraft.html Take a look. __________________

04-04-08, 11:55 AM	#15
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Least we not forget the BIG Cinema hit... SPACE TRUCKERS ( Dennis Hopper) :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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