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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〔(Hangar - NasaCRgis )〕 and later reconfigured for the Apollo program.〔 The 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 longitudinally at up to , laterally at up to and vertically at up to .〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/crgis/images/1/16/1966-01-25_Rendezvous_Docking_Simulator.pdf )〕 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.〔 Ability to dock reliably with the lunar landing module was a crucial skill essential for the mission to return from the moon.〔 The docking simulator was used alongside the Projection Planetarium in training exercises. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1985.〔〔 and 〕〔 (version at Virginia DHR, also including 5 maps showing location of Langley and the simulator within Langley)〕 Currently it is stored, hanging from the rafters in Building 1244, a vast hangar at Langley, and there are no plans for it otherwise.〔〔 File:Rendezvous_Docking_Simulator_-_GPN-2000-001278.jpg|multi exposure of Rendezvous Docking Simulator in use File:LRC Rendezvous Docking Simulator controls.jpg|simulator controls File:1967 Docking Simulator.jpg|Simulating docking the lunar and command modules in lunar orbit in 1967 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rendezvous Docking Simulator」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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