SpaceX releases simulator to manually dock space capsule to ISS

For those who want to visit the ISS, but are not named Bob Behnken or Doug Hurley, there is good news. SpaceX has released a browser-based simulator to give you an idea of ​​what it takes to manually pair.

SpaceX says the simulator will allow players to master the controls of the Dragon 2 capsule’s actual interface. Players can read instructions before starting the simulator. SpaceX emphasizes that movement in space is slow and that the simulator requires patience and precision. Players must, among other things, control the yaw and roll of the vehicle and make sure that certain values ​​​​stay within the limits with corrections.

The aerospace company says that Crew Dragon missions, deploying a manned variant of the Dragon 2 capsule, will autonomously dock with the International Space Station. However, the crew also has the option of doing this manually.

On May 27, the first manned test flight set course for the ISS in a Crew Dragon capsule. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are then launched from Florida atop a Falcon 9 rocket.