The Gemini/Agena docking mechanisms utilize simple mechanical elements to provide a capability for initial engagement between two orbiting vehicles. The docking mechanisms then rigidize the attachment in a manner suitable for subsequent maneuver with the Agena propulsion system. Finally, the mechanisms provide a capability for disengaging and repeating the entire docking cycle. The mechanical elements used are found in daily terrestrial applications.
Gemini/Agena Docking Mechanism
1st Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium ; 1966 ; Santa Clara, CA, US
1966-05-19
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Simulation of gemini-agena docking
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