Lunar orbit rendezvous
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Lunar orbit rendezvous is a process for landing humans on the Moon and returning them to Earth. It was utilized for the Apollo program missions in the 1960s and 1970s. In a LOR mission, a main spacecr
Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle rendezvousing with Command module Columbia in lunar orbit
John Houbolt explains Lunar orbit rendezvous
The planned trajectory of Artemis 3 illustrates the use of LOR
Space rendezvous
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A space rendezvous is a set of orbital maneuvers during which two spacecraft, one of which is often a space station, arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance. Rendezvous requires
Astronaut Christopher Cassidy uses a rangefinder to determine distance between the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station.
Gemini 7 photographed from Gemini 6 in 1965
Gemini 8 Agena target vehicle