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ACCOSTAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2021-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Maneuvering of Ships
DEF

Approaching and securing a vessel in a harbour along a berth, a place assigned to a vessel when anchored or lying alongside a pier, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvre des navires
DEF

Manœuvre d'approche et d'immobilisation d'un navire le long d'un quai, d'un appontement ou d'un autre navire.

OBS

accostage : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de los buques
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Record 2 2003-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

After the cargo ship's probe-and-cone docking mechanism accomplished "soft dock" with the ISS at 2:43 pm EST, MCC-Moscow (TsUP) did not receive the signal indicating subsequent closure of hooks to achieve "hard dock." It is possible that (1) hard dock was successful but was masked by a broken sensor, or (2) the contact was incomplete, i.e., not tight enough by a few millimeters to trigger the sensor.

OBS

berthing: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Phase d'un rendez-vous spatial précédant immédiatement la jonction sur orbite de deux véhicules [amarrage].

OBS

accostage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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