The Apollo docking system is the means by which the Apollo command and service modules and the lunar module are connected and disconnected during a lunar-landing mission. The system incorporates a CSM probe assembly that mates with a drogue assembly on the LM. Twelve automatic latches mounted on the CSM docking ring provide for structural integrity between the vehicles and for tunnel sealing during crew transfer. A functional description of the flight hardware and the alternate concepts that were evaluated to determine the system best suited to Apollo requirements are presented.
The Apollo docking system
1971-01-01
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NTRS | 1970
|NTRS | 1969
|Hybrid Apollo docking simulation.
NTRS | 1967
|APOLLO Experience Report the Docking System
NTIS | 1972
|Apollo-Soyuz test project docking system
NTRS | 1976
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