Mom, 35, whacks teen girl with a Stanley Cup at school gates as victim says 'I thought I was going to die'

Under what circumstances would it be more proper to speak of a spacecraft *docking* with a space station rather than *landing*?

Great question! The distinction between docking and landing in spaceflight is all about the environment and the mechanics involved:
🚀 When to Use Docking
Orbital Operations: Docking occurs when a spacecraft connects with another spacecraft or space station while both are in orbit.
Microgravity Environment: Since space stations like the ISS orbit Earth in microgravity, there's no surface to land on—so spacecraft must carefully maneuver and attach.
Examples:
A Soyuz capsule docking with the International Space Station (ISS).
A cargo spacecraft like SpaceX's Dragon attaching to the ISS to deliver supplies.
🌍 When to Use Landing
Planetary or Surface Contact: Landing refers to a spacecraft touching down on a solid surface, like Earth, the Moon, or Mars.
Atmospheric or Terrain Interaction: It involves descent through an atmosphere (if present) and physical contact with the ground.
Examples:
A Space Shuttle returning to Earth.
The Apollo Lunar Module landing on the Moon.
A Mars rover touching down on the Martian surface.
So, if the spacecraft is connecting with another object in orbit, it's docking. If it's coming down to a planetary surface, it's landing.

Regards,

61 posted on 08/18/2025 1:47:04 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)

To: jeannineinsd

62 posted on 08/18/2025 1:50:20 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If Hitler were alive today and criticized Trump, would he still be Hitler?)

To: alexander_busek

Woohoo 🎉🎉🎉!!!

63 posted on 08/18/2025 2:07:58 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)

The footage allegedly showed Monroe bashing the 14-year-old over the head with the cup multiple times as her daughter also joined in.

Looks like felony assault and battery. Send 'em all up the river. Sue 'em for medical expenses, emotional distress, and punitive damages.

I don't GAS what color their skin is ... this sort of chimp-out cannot be tolerated.

64 posted on 08/18/2025 2:14:12 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)

To: alexander_busek

When was the last time you watched “2001: A Space Odyssey”?

The shuttle connecting with the giant rotating space station looked much more like a landing (as, for example, an F-18 Hornet landing on an aircraft carrier) than a docking (as, for example, a Dragon spacecraft attaching to the ISS).

65 posted on 08/18/2025 2:25:05 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)

To: NorthMountain

Thank you 👍👍👍

66 posted on 08/18/2025 2:30:24 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)

To: alexander_busek; kiryandil; Allegra

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67 posted on 08/18/2025 2:38:08 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)

To: NorthMountain

The shuttle connecting with the giant rotating space station looked much more like a landing [...]

Well, your "looks more like" obviously trumps my elaborate argumentation!

Regards,

68 posted on 08/18/2025 11:19:18 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)

To: alexander_busek

I don’t need elaborate argumentation.

Airplanes land on carriers.

The end.

69 posted on 08/19/2025 4:53:08 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)

There is only ONE Stanley Cup.

70 posted on 08/19/2025 5:00:48 AM PDT by bankwalker (Feminists, like all Marxists, are ungrateful parasites.)

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