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Rendezvous Docking Simulator
Photo: NASA Langley Research Center, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
★ National Historic Landmark

Rendezvous Docking Simulator

Also known as Real-Time Dynamic Simulator

One of 125 National Historic Landmarks in Virginia7 of them in Hampton, the highest tier of the National Register
Listed 1985Hampton
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About Rendezvous Docking Simulator

Rendezvous Docking Simulator, at Langley Research Center, was added to the National Register of Historic Places and named a National Historic Landmark on the same day, Oct 3, 1985: one of 125 Landmarks in Virginia and 7 in Hampton. The Register lists it for its other, engineering and transportation, at the national level.

What it isFacility at Langley Research Center. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 30 MB · National Archives↗
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Langley Research Center, Hampton

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Questions about Rendezvous Docking Simulator

Is Rendezvous Docking Simulator on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 3, 1985 (Register number 85002809).

Is Rendezvous Docking Simulator a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Oct 3, 1985. Virginia has 125 National Historic Landmarks, 7 of them in Hampton.

Can you visit Rendezvous Docking Simulator?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Rendezvous Docking Simulator?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 30 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 41679049 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.