André Kuipers and Oleg Kononenko passed the ATV-Exam.
They trained hard and for a long time: With the help of an ATV mock up, ESA astronaut André Kuipers and Roscosmos astronaut Oleg Kononenko went through every little step over and over again until everything was correct. Today, they passed the ATV Exam, which means that they are fully prepared to handle ATV docking to the ISS.
Many Twitter user congratualted André and Oleg, amongst them Samantha Cristoforet, ESA astronaut.
They are going to practice what they trained for in reality soon: They lift off for the ISS on 21 December and ATV docking is set for March.
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