Thanks for the help guys, i didnt really have a problem getting close, i remember getting an encounter as close as 1.9km one time i tried. Where i was obviously failing, now that you guys have said it, is that i was completely clueless to the point that i needed to match velocities with the target. i thought i needed to get as close to the target and that was it. I'll give these tutorials a go and see which one works best for me. Question though, how long did it take you guys to get rendezvous/docking down?