docking

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Researchers supplement that information with satellite images of the vessels making ship-to-ship transfers and then docking in Chinese ports, enabling them to trace the oil’s journey from Iran to China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

To explore whether the vitamin K compound could interact with mGluR1, the researchers used structural simulations and molecular docking studies.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Around Earth, the agency plans to test docking procedures between its Orion spacecraft and the lunar landers that will carry astronauts from the moon’s orbit down to its surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

In contrast, many council-run bike hire schemes must be parked at fixed docking stations.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Agena appeared motionless to me, therefore, as I stood in the open right hatch of the Gemini, peering up at the Agena’s docking collar, ten feet away at the most.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins