The ship arrived in the Port of Dover to undergo the berthing trial earlier.
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In March 2003, while we were berthing in a private yacht club in Venice, the Iraq war began.
Following today's historic berthing of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the U.S. Harmony module of the International Space Station, John P.
An Isle of Man ferry which underwent emergency repairs after colliding with a berthing fender in Douglas on Wednesday is back in service.
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Over the course of the next couple of hours, Commander Sunita Williams from NASA slowly completed the berthing procedures, which were completed at 9:03am.
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"There could be some wrinkles or hiccups that could complicate a berthing attempt, " according to industry consultant Charles Miller, who helped devise part of NASA's commercial-space policies before leaving.
Shortly before berthing, Endeavour performed a nine-minute back-flip, known as a rendezvous pitch manoeuvre, allowing the ISS crew to capture up to 300 photographs of the shuttle's thermal protection system.
For the crew the carrier provides galleys, berthing areas, laundry services, medical, surgical and dental facilities and myriad activities necessary to ensure the health and well-being of the assigned personnel.
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With new cruise ships becoming much larger, the potential to tap that continued growth will require bigger berthing facilities and a better range of tours and attractions once passengers disembark.
It will follow the routine established in May of parking itself just below the platform so that it can be grabbed by a robotic arm and pulled into a berthing port.
At Leith, which has a liner terminal, the length of berthing is limited, so larger ships visiting Edinburgh are required to anchor near South Queensferry and take passengers ashore by tender.
The Cupola is travelling into orbit attached to the end cone of Node 3 but once in orbit will be transferred to a berthing point that looks straight down to Earth.
It said important information was obtained following the first berthing trial "as to the precise adjustments that were needed in order for the ship to moor safely and securely in the berth and connect properly with the loading bridge".
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If you're up for it, NASA TV coverage starts at 3:30AM the same day and the final berthing process (actually getting the capsule connected to the ISS) should happen after 8AM -- all that said, initial "orbital maneuvers" are set for 2AM, according to a tweet from Elon Musk.
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