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by stupidcar 1630 days ago
The best I saw was one that completes docking in 16 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwWccjAD2i8

Given that this simulator supposedly maps closely to the actual interface on the spacecraft, it's funny to imagine SpaceX hooking it up to the real thing and seeing how it fares. Succeed or fail, it would be a pretty wild ride.

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Not too dissimilar to what they're doing at Tesla with the self-driving beta, really.
If you've ever watched the movie Armageddon, you'll know this is par for the course.
Fuel economy would be awful, though. Dragster style.