Europe's new space truck takes shape.

[Notebook]

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Perhaps more significant was the slight mismatch that occurred in the advanced GPS systems used on ATV and the Russian Zvezda module on the ISS to align the vehicles prior to docking. Had the discrepancy been more serious, Jules Verne could have been triggered into aborting its approach to the platform.
It wasn't - and a software correction on the Russian side should fix this issue before Johannes Kepler arrives in 2010.
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First I've heard of any problems with the Jules Verne, thought it was a complete success?

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[tblaxland]

I recall the problems with the thrusters and the thermal blanket but I don't remember the GPS problem. The approach was pretty accurate according to this report.

Complete success? It was about as good as it gets.

 

[Urwumpe]

Such sensor readings are an anomaly, no serious problem, they will usually just appear in the post mission reports. The Shuttle missions have dozens to hundreds of those during one mission.

Also, the GPS sensor was less of a problem since the optical guidance already dominated at that time. The GPS is the lowest kind of navigation information for the ATV.