Two docking device designs for Soyuz-type spacecraft are compared. The first was flight tested successfully; the second achieves rigid and exact joining of two spacecraft, while incorporating changes to allow for the intravehicular transfer of crew members. The main functions of the docking device are considered, with the means by which they are accomplished, and measures for increasing its reliability and flexibility in service are noted.
Docking Devices for Soyuz-Type Spacecraft
6th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium ; 1971 ; Moffett Field, CA, US
1972-06-01
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