Rendezvous Docking Simulator
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rendezvous-docking-simulator-249-808545
title:
Rendezvous Docking Simulator
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The Rendezvous Docking Simulator, also known as the Real-Time Dynamic Simulator, is a simulator at the Langley Research Center. It was constructed for the Gemini program in Building 1244 and it became operational in June 1963 at a cost of $320,000 and later reconfigured for the Apollo program. The simulator consists of a gantry frame, with an overhead carriage from which test craft were suspended by cables. A gimbal was powered hydraulically and was capable of changing pitch and yaw at a rate of
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendezvous_Docking_Simulator
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2023-10-28T14:20:13Z
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