docking

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As others fell ill, passengers and crew have been in isolation after Cape Verde authorities barred the ship from docking.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

A dynamic to watch is whether tankers docking at Gulf Arab ports again begin moving through the Strait in numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Artemis III, in Earth’s orbit, aims to test docking procedures with SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s lunar landers next year, and Artemis IV, slated for 2028, hopes to put boots on the dusty lunar surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Instead, it will be a flight in low Earth orbit to test the docking of NASA’s Orion capsule with one or both of the lunar landers that are under development.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

I grabbed the end of the Agena with both hands, but it was hard to hold on, because the end of the docking collar was tapered and slippery, and my pressurized gloves were awkward.

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