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Das von Astrium gebaute ATV ist der modernste Versorgungs -
transporter für die Internationale Raumstation ISS.
The ATV made by Astrium is the ultra-modern supply transporter
for the International Space Station ISS.
RENDEZVOUS IN HEAVEN
The aerospace sector is one of the most important
branches in Bremen. All kinds of Hanseatic technology
are being used in the sky at any one time – and sometimes
they even arrange to meet.
A telecommunication satellite has veered off course and is
tumbling through space at more than 20,000 kilometres
per hour. Around 600,000 Euro in investment appears to
be lost. But slowly a second satellite approaches. While
they both continue to race around the earth in a 90-
minute cycle, the pursuer inches closer to the high-tech
system in peril. At long last, it is close enough to extend a
robotic arm. Success or failure of the rescue mission now
depends on precision: a small uncontrolled shove is all it
takes to send the satellite into the wrong direction – either
off into outer space, never to return, or into the earth’s
atmosphere, where it will simply burn up. But the robotic
arm carefully captures its charge and tows it back to the
right orbit. One satellite has thus fulfilled its current mission
so that the other can continue doing its job.
This scenario, which is soon to take place in outer space,
has already gone through a successful final rehearsal on
the ground. The “heaven on earth” is located in Bremen