Manual docking to Elite's Space Station (Firebird / 1985) ZX Spectrum

There are moments of terror etched into a young gamer&mind. One of those is having a cargo packed full of goods in your starship. It¬ the hyperspace jump that worries you. It¬ the attacking pirates. It&the manual docking into the space station that flooded your joystick hand with adrenaline. All these years later, can I get the Cobra back into the safety of the Lave Station in the classic 'Elite'?