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by miaoever 10y ago
no.
- manarth 10y agoIt sounds like there are mixed opinions on that - the Chinese docking system is reportedly a clone of the Russian APAS-89/APAS-95 docking system (which is also in use on the ISS). So it's possible, but there doesn't seem to be a definitive answer at the moment.
- chiph 10y agoI would have thought there would have been a technology transfer amongst the spacefaring nations, so that just in case they could dock with each other.
- manarth 10y agoThat's basically the history of the APAS docking system [1], which was co-developed by American and Soviet engineers. So why isn't it universal? As usual, XKCD has a compelling explanation: https://xkcd.com/927/ https://xkcd.com/927/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgynous_Peripheral_Attach_System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgynous_Peripheral_Attach_...
- chillacy 10y agoAlso, China was apparently banned from the ISS in 1999 in order to prevent technology transfer.