How the Albert Einstein spacecraft traveled 6 million km to reach the ISS
In short: This video captures the Automated Transfer Vehicle-4, named Albert Einstein, as it completes its ten-day journey through space to dock with the International Space Station.
Launched by an Ariane 5 on 6 June 2013, the ESA spacecraft underwent a ten-day period of free-flight. It successfully docked with the International Space Station on 15 June 2013 at 2:07 GMT, achieving a precision of only 11 mm from the absolute centre. During the Volare mission, ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano oversaw the docking and the unloading of the vessel's cargo.
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- Summary by Intellect · source: ATV-4's 6 million km voyage to the International Space Station
- Also: The European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 - NASA
- Also: blogs.esa.int — ATV-4’s 6 million km voyage to the International Space Station – Orion blog
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