New Space Docking Navigation System Tested

Though space agencies have carried out the procedure successfully many times, docking to the International Space Station (ISS) is no easy task. Still, both manned and unmanned spacecraft need to do it once every couple of months, in order to sustain the six-astronaut crew currently in orbit. ... [ read more >> ]

Image showing the docking system currently in use on the ISS and the space shuttles

Image comment: Image showing the docking system currently in use on the ISS and the space shuttles
Image credits: NASA / Kim Shiflett

Image showing the docking system currently in use on the ISS and the space shuttles