jeff findley wrote in
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The hardest part would likely be getting the Russian automated
rendezvous and docking software to work since Skylab no doubt lacked
the docking target(s) that the Russian systems expected.
For example, Skylab lacked a Kurs antenna (and supporting hardware).

Minor nit: Kurs hadn't been invented yet; the Soviets were using an older
system called Igla then. But your main point remains true: both Igla and
Kurs require the target vehicle to be equipped with a passive system to
complement the active system on the chaser vehicle, and Skylab didn't have
that.


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