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Questions about the process and equipment used to join two spacecraft together.

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The first docking of two objects in space was Gemini 8 docking to the Agena Target Vehicle. Naturally, for two vehicles to dock, they need compatible docking connectors. They must be designed to ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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I'm comparing different docking mechanisms, but I can't find the mass of the NASA Docking System.
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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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So... RIA Novosti (Russian media agency) made a video, where they show the Russians ostensibly undocking the Zarya module and the US part of the station falls into the atmosphere (someone was playing ...
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I have stumbled upon two variations of Hill’s equations across numerous scientific journals: $\newcommand\w{\omega}\newcommand\m[1]{\begin{bmatrix}#1\end{bmatrix}}$ $$\m{\dot{x} \\ \dot{y} \\ \dot{z} ...
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I read about the mechanism of "docking" of Command Modules & Lunar Modules of the Apollo missions (the probe & drouge). It seems it was far too complex & had too many parts. I ...
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