Space Stations

Entering ATV Georges Lemaitre

By Keith Cowing
August 17, 2014
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Entering ATV Georges Lemaitre
Entering ATV Georges Lemaitre
NASA

European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, Expedition 40 flight engineer, prepares to remove the docking mechanism to gain access to the hatch of the newly attached “Georges Lemaitre” Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5).
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