Series of orbital maneuvers to bring two spacecraft into the vicinity of each other
Astronaut Christopher Cassidy uses a rangefinder to determine distance between the Space ShuttleEndeavour and the International Space StationLunar Module Eagle ascent stage rendezvous with the command module Columbia in lunar orbit after returning from a landing
A space rendezvous (/ˈrɒndeɪvuː/) is a set of orbital maneuvers during which two spacecraft, one of which is often a space station, arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance (e.g. within visual contact). Rendezvous requires a precise match of the orbital velocities and position vectors of the two spacecraft, allowing them to remain at a constant distance through orbital station-keeping. Rendezvous may or may not be followed by docking or berthing, procedures which bring the spacecraft into physical contact and create a link between them.
The same rendezvous technique can be used for spacecraft "landing" on natural objects with a weak gravitational field, e.g. landing on one of the Martian moons would require the same matching of orbital velocities, followed by a "descent" that shares some similarities with docking.
A spacerendezvous (/ˈrɒndeɪvuː/) is a set of orbital maneuvers during which two spacecraft, one of which is often a space station, arrive at the same...
Lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR) is a process for landing humans on the Moon and returning them to Earth. It was utilized for the Apollo program missions in...
called the rendezvous pitch maneuver or backflip, was a maneuver performed by the Space Shuttle as it rendezvoused with the International Space Station (ISS)...
capabilities of extravehicular activities), spacecraft rendezvous and docking procedures. Long-term modular space station. On 29 November 2022, with the launch...
nearly 14 days in space, making a total of 206 orbits. Their spacecraft was the passive target for the first crewed spacerendezvous performed by the crew...
Earth orbit rendezvous (EOR) is a method for conducting round trip human flights to the Moon, involving the use of spacerendezvous to assemble, and possibly...
Look up Rendezvous or rendezvous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rendezvous or rendez-vous may refer to: The Rendezvous (1923 film), a silent film...
practically, again: over a longer period. For a few space missions, such as those including a spacerendezvous, high fidelity models of the trajectories are...
Rendezvous with Rama is a 1973 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. Set in the 2130s, the story involves a 50-by-20-kilometre (31...
of space, which is 100 kilometres (62 miles) above mean sea level (AMSL). The timeline contains all flights which have crossed the edge of space, were...
Vulcan Centaur, Gravity-1, and notably the third developmental launch of SpaceX's Starship – IFT-3. Additionally, the final launch of a Delta family rocket...
"The World's First SpaceRendezvous". Apollo to the Moon; To Reach the Moon – Early Human Spaceflight. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Archived...
the event of an emergency. Spacecraft docking capability depends on spacerendezvous, the ability of two spacecraft to find each other and station-keep...
approximately 23 minutes. The flight also included the first attempt to make a spacerendezvous as McDivitt attempted to maneuver his craft close to the Titan II upper...
by NASA during its Gemini program to develop and practice orbital spacerendezvous and docking techniques, and to perform large orbital changes, in preparation...
Successful docking was eventually accomplished in both missions. SpacerendezvousSpace Race Soyuz Kontakt docking List of crewed lunar lander designs Ezell...
NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[dead link] "Space Information...
allowed changing orbital inclination and altitude, necessary to perform spacerendezvous with other craft, and docking with the Agena Target Vehicle (ATV),...
a PhD on spacerendezvous at the Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, in France, with aerospace company Thales Alenia Space in 2021. She...
Rendezvous in Space is a 1964 documentary film about the future of space exploration, directed by Frank Capra. It is notable for being the final film that...
Collins slept in their second 'night' in space. The next 'morning' they started preparing for the second rendezvous and another EVA. After undocking from...
NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "Space Calendar". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[dead link] "Space Information...
before that the Gemini program paved the way and achieved the first spacerendezvous with Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 in 1965. The first docking of two spacecraft...
to train astronauts on how to dock spacecraft. In order to practice spacerendezvous and docking, China launched an 8,000 kg (18,000 lb) target vehicle...
done by a set of orbital maneuvers called spacerendezvous. After rendezvousing with the space station, the space vehicle then docks or berths with the station...
1988, 975 days after the Challenger disaster. There were no deep-spacerendezvous in 1988. Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com". Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight...
The Rendezvous Docking Simulator, also known as the Real-Time Dynamic Simulator, is a simulator at the Langley Research Center. It was constructed for...
accomplish the simpler task of orbital flight, but the new challenges of spacerendezvous and lunar landing led to the selection of candidates with advanced...
1973 saw the launch of the first American Space station known as Skylab on a Saturn V rocket. Bergin, Chris. "NASASpaceFlight.com". Clark, Stephen. "Spaceflight...
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