Talk:Jules Verne ATV

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Propulsion system error

The part about the PDE error quotes a NASA statement -- ESA describes the events a bit different here. -- 91.19.253.124 (talk) 17:54, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

mass?

on the box on the right, the mass is listed as 20 tonnes, however a tonne is a measurement of weight and not of mass, so shouldnt the mass be expressed in some other form of unit? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.199.28.185 (talk) 21:21, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What? tonnes are a measure of mass, one tonne is equivalent to 1,000 kilograms. Weight is measured in Newtons. --GW_Simulations_{User Page | Talk} 22:43, 9 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Manned?

I assume that since nothing is said about crew on board that this is unmanned, but perhaps we should actually say so in the opening paragraph since that is one of the first things that reader would want to establish.

IceDragon64 (talk) 00:00, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Done --GW_Simulations_{User Page | Talk} 00:04, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Destructive?

It says JV will go into a destructive reentry. Does that mean it will be completely burnt up? It would be nice if we could say a little about this, or guide the reader to a link where that is explained. IceDragon64 (talk) 00:03, 10 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

from [1]

After six months of being an extension of the Station, 'Jules Verne', loaded with up to 6.5 tonnes of material no longer required by the ISS, will separate with the same safe procedures performed for the docking. The ATV will then burn up completely during a guided and controlled re-entry high over the Pacific Ocean.

BOOST?

What does "....Jules Verne will also be used to reboost the space station." mean? - have its orbit boosted? --83.105.33.91 (talk) 11:12, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. As you can read in the article about the International Space Station the station is actually continuously falling towards Earth. Progress and Shuttle spacecraft will boost the orbit of ISS at regular intervals to a higher altitude. ATV will now do this as well. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 13:34, 11 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]