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Coverage for Final European ISS Cargo Ship Docking The fifth and final docking of a European Space Agency cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) will air live on NASA TV Tuesday, Aug. 12, beginning at 7 a.m. CDT. Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) 5 is named George Lemaitre in honor of the 20th century Belgian astronomer and physicist credited with proposing the theory of the expansion of the universe. Loaded with more than 7 tons of fuel and supplies for the station crew, the George Lemaitre is scheduled to dock automatically to the aft port of the stations Zvezda Service Module at 8:30 a.m. The spacecrafts arrival at the station will mark the end of a two-week journey that began July 29 with its launch on a European Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. The Georges Lemaitre is expected to remain docked to the station until late January 2015. Event Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Event Start Time:7:00 AM Event End Time:9:00 AM Event Location: NASA TV
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:04:55 +0000

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