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Record boost for ATV to raise ISS orbit
 
20 June 2008

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Animation of the ISS re-boost performed by Jules Verne ATV. The Station's altitude naturally decreases with atmospheric drag. Regular re-boosts push the Station back into a higher altitude. Re-boosts can be provided by the Russian Progress, the Space Shuttle, the ISS itself and the ATV.

Credits: ESA
 
 
ISS at end of STS-124 mission
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Backdropped by the darkness of space, the International Space Station is seen from Space Shuttle Discovery as the two spacecraft begin their relative separation. Earlier the STS-124 and Expedition 17 crews concluded almost nine days of cooperative work on board the Shuttle and Station. (11 June 2008)

Credits: NASA/JSC
 
 
Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)
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