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Dragon C2
1°42′
SpaceX Dragon C2 grappled 25 May 2012, 13:56 UTC · Pettit’s ‘Dragon by the tail’; Book sky: Mercury 1°42′ from Sun and Node
A commercial capsule named Dragon, caught by a robotic arm. The joke and the nodal catalog share a word. They are not one proof. Destiny: soft off.
What it supports
A dated public berthing (Wikipedia, Planetary Society) and a Book plate that prints 1°42′ twice in that hour’s geometry. Hardware is history. The minutes wait on a Swiss re-run at 13:56 UTC.
What it does not
Not a sealed fate script. Not Toliman–Neptune’s 1°42′. Not proof the docking was timed to 42. Pettit named the grab before the Book named the axis.
Calculation
Sun opposition Node exact · Sun conjunct Mercury 1°42′ applying · Mercury opposition Node 1°42′ applying
Book sky of 25 May 2012, 13:56 UTC. Re-run Swiss to certify the minutes.
ExactnessCoordinate
Form42′
Unit′
Strengthattested
When2012-05-25