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International Effort Brings an Open Standard For Docking In Space

Posted by timothy on from the best-place-to-dock dept.

FTL writes "Engineers from the US, Russia, Japan, Canada and Europe have come together to publish an International Docking Standard for spaceships. Currently the space station has three different types of incompatible docking ports, and the Chinese are developing their own. Standardizing on one type would permit interoperability and facilitate emergency rescues."

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  1. Re:Atmosphere by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Docking of course is just the first step. One also needs agreement on the atmosphere.
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  2. Re:Imagine by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Imagine if *humans* didn't have standard docking ports.

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  3. Re:Atmosphere by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am very sorry for someone who confuses nitrogen gas and nitroglycerine.

    Humblest apologies.

    you sound like a pair of cunts