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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[4] [4] gantry frame, with an overhead carriage from which test craft were suspended by cables.[5] A gimbal was powered hydraulically and was capable of changing pitch and yaw at a rate of 1 radian per second or roll at 2 radians per second. The gantry also moved like an overhead crane using electric motors and was capable of travelling 210 feet (64 m ) longitudinally at up to 20 feet per second (6.1 m/s), 16 feet (4.9 m ) laterally at up to 4 feet per second (1.2 m/s) and vertically 45 feet (14 m ) at up to 10 feet per second (3.0 m/s).[6]
It is the only surviving simulator from the NASA Gemini and Apollo space programs that was used by astronauts to practice docking of space capsules with other vessels.[3] Apollo Lunar Module was a crucial skill essential for the mission to return from the Moon.[5] Projection Planetarium in training exercises.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.[3] [5] [7]
Currently it is stored, hanging from the rafters in Building 1244, a vast hangar at Langley, and there are no plans for it otherwise.[3] [5]
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^ a b c d "Rendezvous Docking Simulator" . National Historic Landmark summary listing . National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2008 .
^ a b Hangar – NasaCRgis
^ a b c d Harry A. Butowsky (May 15, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Rendezvous Docking Simulator / Real-Time Dynamic Simulator" (pdf) . National Park Service. Accompanying five photos, from 1964 and 1984 (32 KB )
^ "Rendezvous Docking Simulator" (PDF) . NASA. January 25, 1966. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016.
^ Harry A. Butowsky (May 15, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Rendezvous Docking Simulator / Real-Time Dynamic Simulator" (PDF) . National Park Service.
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