Questions tagged [docking]
Questions about the process and equipment used to join two spacecraft together.
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Did the Apollo Command Module launch with the docking probe already in place?
This question is spun off from a different question I posted, where I was told I should not combine questions into one.
I am interested to learn more about the Apollo Docking System, and particularly ...
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Does the Apollo Command Module retain its docking probe for the return to Earth?
This question is spun off from a different question I posted, where I was told I should not combine questions into one.
I am interested to learn more about the Apollo Docking System. I know that the ...
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Do the Apollo probe/drogues also serve as an airtight seal when not docked, or is there a separate seal?
I am interested to learn more about the Apollo Docking System. I know that the CM has a Probe that docks to the LM's Drogue. After these two components meet, twelve latches form a solid connection ...
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Were the Apollo probe/drogue separated after removal from the docking tunnel?
This question is spun off from a different question I posted, where I was told I should not combine questions into one.
I am interested to learn more about the Apollo Docking System. I know that the ...
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Where were the Apollo Probe/Drogue stored after docking?
This question is spun off from a different question I posted, where I was told I should not combine questions into one.
I am interested to learn more about the Apollo Docking System. I know that the ...
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How are Stewart platforms used to simulate spacecraft docking or support ground-based testing?
I'm an undergraduate student in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and I'm exploring the use of a Stewart platform (6-DOF parallel manipulator) for applications in spacecraft docking simulation ...
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What is the mass of NASA Docking System?
I'm comparing different docking mechanisms, but I can't find the mass of the NASA Docking System.
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What do these expressions mean in NASA's Steve Stitch's brief Starliner undocking statement?
After about 00:30 in The BBC's September 7, 2024 Boeing Starliner returns to earth without astronauts | BBC News, there's a clip of Steve Stitch, Manager, NASA Commercial Crew Program reading a brief ...
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Open air dock to space in a rotating space station?
Suppose you had a very large pipe, say 20 meters in diameter, open to space at the hub of a spinning station, and leading off radially from the hub towards the rim, where the pipe is sealed. After ...
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Using Dragon and Polaris Dawn to dock with near Earth asteroids
There is a planned launch from SpaceX called Polaris Dawn; for a modified Dragon capsule, currently planned for early summer 2024, with the ability to depressurize and allow astronauts to do a space ...
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If Crew Dragon can dock autonomously, why is there a crew aboard when they change from docking port to another?
I was watching the redocking the other night and they kept mentioning that it can redock autonomously. If so, why is the crew there? Is it there as a backup in case the autonomous system fails? Is ...
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Would tidal forces be strong enough to stabilize a configuration where one satellite is being used to tow another satellite?
The scenario that I'm contemplating is one in which there is a first "depleted satellite" that has run out of propellant and a second "rescue satellite" that is designed to rescue ...
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connecting two satellites [closed]
How strong would my bond have to be if I wanted to closely connect (30cm - 1m link) two satellites on the same orbit in LEO? (I can move the satellites however I want to have them close to each other)
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Is this depiction of a Z-Bar docking approach accurate?
I am writing a document about orbital mechanics am trying to depict the different docking approaches in a simple way. Since I am using paint.net to draw the pictures, my drawings are not that great.
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How do I transfer passengers from the non-rotating dock to the rotating habitat ring of my space station? [duplicate]
For a story I'm working on, my characters have just docked with a space station in Low Earth orbit. It's set in the 2080s, so we're assuming no game-changing leaps of technology, merely what's ...
