Astronomy Cast Ep. 804: Mission Tech Series: Fairings, Docking & Airlocks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhkGOIAhBWc

Hosted by: Fraser Cain (@frasercain) and Dr. Pamela L. Gay (@CosmoQuest)

Streamed live on Oct 3, 2026.

Mission Tech Part 3.

Instead of sending up an entire space station for every mission, you can just send up a tiny can filled with astronauts. But that takes docking. And today we're gonna talk about what it takes to connect two spacecraft together. How to keep a cargo safe to get into orbit, and how to get in and out of your spacecraft without killing everyone!

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