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They just announced an 8:10 am central time for robotic capture. After the arm makes the capture it's about 3 hours until it is fully docked to the station.
by throwaway01638 14y ago
They just announced an 8:10 am central time for robotic capture. After the arm makes the capture it's about 3 hours until it is fully docked to the station.
- asmithmd1 14y agoDocking in orbit is harder than it appears. Speed and altitude are linked so you can't just thrust towards the station or you will wind up in a different orbit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_rendezvous#Methods_of_approach http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_rendezvous#Methods_of_app...
- throwaway01638 14y agoDragon doesn't autonomously dock. It flies within range of the space station's robotic arm, is grappled, and then is slowly berthed to a docking port.