 APAS-75 (American version) | |
| Type | androgynous docking mechanism |
|---|---|
| Developer | RKK Energiya |
| Mass | 286 kg (631 lb) |
| Host spacecraft | |
| First use | 1975 |
| Last use | 2011 |
The terms Androgynous Peripheral Attach System (APAS), Androgynous Peripheral Assembly System (APAS) and Androgynous Peripheral Docking System (APDS)[1][2] are used interchangeably to describe a Russian family of spacecraft docking mechanisms, and are also sometimes used as generic names for any docking system in that family. A system similar to APAS-89/95 is used by the Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft.[3]
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- ^ Heather Hinke; Matthew Strube; John J. Zipay; Scott Cryan (5 March 2016). "Technology Development of Automated Rendezvous and Docking/Capture Sensors and Docking Mechanism for the Asteroid Redirect Manned Mission" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Testimony of James Oberg: Senate Science, Technology, and Space Hearing: International Space Exploration Program". spaceref.com. 27 April 2004. Retrieved 2008-04-07.[permanent dead link]