Docking, an integral element in space technology in regard to the functioning of manned space stations and when rendering assistance to other spacecraft in emergency situations, is discussed. To provide for the compatibility of docking space vehicles and their control systems, four conditions must be fulfilled: standardizing docking devices, the establishment of intercoordination relative to other on-board systems, developing compatibility of life-support systems, and organizing unified control. A description of the upcoming Apollo-Soyuz flight, including a basic flight schedule and some of the operations to be accomplished by the cosmonauts, and astronauts, is included. (Author)
Apollo-Soyuz Test Flight
1975
18 pages
Report
No indication
English
NTIS | 1975
|NTIS | 1975
NTRS | 1974
|NTIS | 1975
|NTRS | 1975