docking

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Artemis III will launch a crew into low Earth orbit and evaluate the rendezvous and docking capabilities between the agency’s Orion spacecraft and SpaceX or Blue Origin’s landers—or both of those vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

They will also test its manual piloting capabilities during docking simulations.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

To the Syrian sailors transporting grain from Odessa, however, docking in Naples is a respite compared to the danger in their homeland and the war in Ukraine.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 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

Commercial ships docking in Alexandria were searched by the police—not for contraband, but for books.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan