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asmithmd1
on May 25, 2012
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Live: SpaceX Dragon docking with ISS
Docking in orbit is harder than it appears. Speed and altitude are linked so you can't just thrust towards the station or you will wind up in a different orbit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_rendezvous#Methods_of_app...
throwaway01638
on May 25, 2012
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Dragon doesn't autonomously dock. It flies within range of the space station's robotic arm, is grappled, and then is slowly berthed to a docking port.
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