🚀 The ISS is resupplied regularly by cargo vehicles that deliver essential supplies. These uncrewed vehicles don’t usually dock automatically. Instead, they approach the station and stabilize at a “capture point” about ten meters away.
🎯 Once the vehicle is in position, it’s our job to use the station’s robotic arm to capture and berth it to the ISS (berthing is different from docking, which is more of an automated process).
I just completed my first training session for this operation in a simulator replicating the cupola—the window from which we usually operate the arm. It felt almost like being up there in space! I even captured my first vehicle 🙂. Still, I have more practice ahead to fully master all the procedures.
Feel free to shoot any question about the simulator, the capture procedure or other parts of astronaut training in Houston 😉.
saladfingersisme on
No questions just wanted to say this is very cool and well done completing your training 🦾
The_Great_Squijibo on
Are you planning to fly to the station in the future on a particular crewed mission?
Next-Project on
Is this the Canadarm2?
Was day 1 the “Sunny day” scenario or did they throw some curve balls at you?
CouchAlchemist on
I have 2 questions: 1. What profile is required for a job like this ? Is it engineering, technology or more core science like physics and astronomy?
2. How does it compare to docking sequence you see in movies?
Absolutely cool job and you must have nerves of steel or titanium or graphene.
Edit: you have mentioned docking is different to birthing (cool term ). What’s the difference?
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🚀 The ISS is resupplied regularly by cargo vehicles that deliver essential supplies. These uncrewed vehicles don’t usually dock automatically. Instead, they approach the station and stabilize at a “capture point” about ten meters away.
🎯 Once the vehicle is in position, it’s our job to use the station’s robotic arm to capture and berth it to the ISS (berthing is different from docking, which is more of an automated process).
I just completed my first training session for this operation in a simulator replicating the cupola—the window from which we usually operate the arm. It felt almost like being up there in space! I even captured my first vehicle 🙂. Still, I have more practice ahead to fully master all the procedures.
Feel free to shoot any question about the simulator, the capture procedure or other parts of astronaut training in Houston 😉.
No questions just wanted to say this is very cool and well done completing your training 🦾
Are you planning to fly to the station in the future on a particular crewed mission?
Is this the Canadarm2?
Was day 1 the “Sunny day” scenario or did they throw some curve balls at you?
I have 2 questions: 1. What profile is required for a job like this ? Is it engineering, technology or more core science like physics and astronomy?
2. How does it compare to docking sequence you see in movies?
Absolutely cool job and you must have nerves of steel or titanium or graphene.
Edit: you have mentioned docking is different to birthing (cool term ). What’s the difference?