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> Date: 2/24/2001 4:55:17 AM
> Subject: Docking Procedures
> Back to science theory:
> 1) assuming that the parameters of space docking are known, and fairly
> regular (ie, no crosswinds, no moisture, no temperature fluctuations, etc)
> 2) it seems to me that you'd be able to mathematically calculate an
exact
> docking procedure, and then program it into the computers of the docking
> modules...
> 3) theoretically, then, you'd be able to repeat the docking procedure ad
> infinitum, in such an environment as space, where the only variables
> (velocity, mass, limited gravity) can be accounted for.
> 4) In essence, I'm suggesting to simply do a perfect docking procedure,
then
> program it as a docking routine.
>
> Is this a wrong approach, or is the manned aspect of docking truly
necessary?
>
> -- John Harlow Byrne
I don't know. Is solar wind a more than negligible factor? And if you have
to travel through Earth's atmosphere before reaching the near vacuum of
space, then I would expect you to have to accommodate for quite a few other
variables. Matching the speed and alignment of the desired dock sounds fun.
But nowhere near impossible.
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