Published 2025-05-12 · Duration 1:31 · Video file(11 MB)
Explore a detailed UFO sighting over Houston, Texas, with NASA TV. Learn about lock engagements and their performance in a space docking scenario.
Transcript
There comes the sunrise. Okay, hello Houston. We've got a good, clear view of it. The orbiter passing directly over Houston right now. We agree. Looks great. On the all-over-the-install handrail without the bolt, well, the arrow helps. you know which way to engage it. The lock devices float freely, so we would have intended to not lock it. They lock themselves, and they don't stay where you put them. They just float freely back and forth. I rate the lock part of that a D because it doesn't stay where it belongs. The actual engagement of the handrail in placing it in place is a B. There is compensation required. And the soft dock does not stay well. When it's SOPDOC, it comes right off.