Spacecraft will magnetically dock with ease when it’s docking port is aligned or near the target while in orbit or free fall. But in any type of gravity, even lunar, the docking port’s magnet feature is very stubborn and will not even begin docking, even when they are touching each other’s rim. I am trying to put habitat components together using astronaut’s tethers, and i’ve even brought a mini crane to their lander which took awhile
What is wrong with the docking ports?