[MIham] Jules Verne Approaches the ISS--Double Flybys in the Offing

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Space Weather News for March 29, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

JULES VERNE APPROACHES THE ISS: The European Space Agency's unmanned Jules
Verne cargo carrier is maneuvering around the International Space Station
this weekend and the two spacecraft are drawing very close together in the
night sky. Maneuvers ending on March 29th will leave Jules Verne parked only
16 km from the ISS.  Two nights later, on March 31st, Jules Verne will come
within a mere 11 meters of the station before backing away again.  If these
practice runs succeed, the cargo carrier will perform an actual, automated
docking on April 3rd.  European sky watchers can see these events with their
own eyes as the two spacecraft fly over their continent in the evenings
ahead; visit http://heavens-above.com for European flyby timetables and
check http://spaceweather.com for photos, movies and updates.

EARTH HOUR:   Do you love starry skies? Would you like to help the
environment? Tonight (March 29) at 8 p.m. local time, join millions of
people around the world in turning off your lights for Earth Hour
(http://www.earthhour.org), an event created by the World Wildlife Fund. The
best photos of urban skies during the event will be published on
http://spaceweather.com.

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