One of the important achievements of space technology is the solution of the problem of orbital docking. Described in detail are two docking methods: the probe-cone method and the androgenic method. Diagrams of the probe-cone mechanism utilized for docking Soyuz-11 and the Salyut space station are included and the androgenic mechanism being developed for the Apollo-Soyuz joint space flight is developed. In addition, there are sketches illustrating spaceship rendezvous and docking in space and transfer of astronauts from one ship to the other. (Author)
Docking Technology
1973
14 pages
Report
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English
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