Docking system · International Space Station

International Docking System Standard

Also known as IDSS, IDA

Human spaceflight

Overview

The International Docking System Standard, implemented on the ISS as the International Docking Adapters, allows Crew Dragon and Starliner to dock autonomously.

Knowledge connections

Attached toInternational Space Station
Associated withCrew & Life-Support Systems
Associated withOrbital Rendezvous

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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