docking

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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

"Christina has been sleeping heads down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat suspended from our docking tunnel," Wiseman explained, describing their preferred spots for shut-eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

A British ship carried a copy across the ocean, docking at Falmouth in Cornwall on Aug. 8.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

But no one had ever made a space rendezvous or docking!

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