HOUSTON—Seven astronauts arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) late Monday as NASA's shuttle Discovery docked with the orbital laboratory for a crew swap and an intense week of ...

Docking in space has become even more vital ever since the International Space Station (ISS) was ready to accept long term crew members in November 2000. Shuttles need to dock with it to get new ...

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More “androgynous” and symmetrical, the docking mechanism is an extended ring on the shuttle, with shock absorbers. This gets pressed into the ISS port, and after motion is dampened, pulls the ...

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