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COTS: The Movie(s)

Rob Coppinger
 on September 12, 2008 3:44 PM | | Comments (2)
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Click here to go to the webpage to see the Quicktime clip

NASA has produced two CGI movies of a Space Exploration Technologies and an Orbital Sciences commercial orbital transportation service demonstration programme mission
NASA has not released the videos yet but I have copies of both videos and I am waiting for the OK to post them. So for now here are some screenshots

Orbital
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Taurus II launch from Wallops spaceport

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Taurus II enters orbit

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Orbital's Cygnus unpressurised cargo spacecraft separates from the Taurus II

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Cygnus is berthed with the International Space Station via the ISS robotic arm

SpaceX
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 upper stage and its Dragon spacecraft separates from the first-stage

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SpaceX's Dragon separates from the Falcon 9 second stage

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Dragon is in close proximity to the ISS prior to the robotic berthing operation

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