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Soyuz - ISS music and semantics.

Well, I kind of forgot to put the VCR on for the docking! Shaaaame:-((

I'm always fascinated by those pictures, even if they are in black and white, from the approaching Soyuz, showing the station (Mir or ISS) with Earth in the background.
I've made videos mixing those shots with Wagnerian music!
Tannhauser overture with the station and Earth! Inspiring!
(PS: fenchspeakers have a problem with the choice of words, here.
Arrimer? To stow or to trim (not good)
Amarrer? To moore or to make fast (a little better, but not quite)
Accoupler? To mate (much better, but not when the coupling device is androgynous which is more often the case).
Then we use "docking" too, sometimes.
I remember making Jean-François Clervoy smile about this issue! He likes to explain space to people and choosing the right word is sometimes tricky!

Raoul

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