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Trinull t1_jdxq8c3 wrote

I would assume that ships would dock along the axis of spin. In the case of a mckendree cylinder the ship would dock at the far end of the cylinder (matching its rotation speed). For a bishop rind they would probably dock in the centre of the ring (once again matching its rotations speed) then catch elevators down to the surface.

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Head_Weakness8028 t1_jdxx36y wrote

Yessir, same as you would approach any moving body in space. By matching the bodies, velocity and vector, you would be stationary relative to the structure/object.

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collegefurtrader t1_jdy83oe wrote

I could see a proboscis with a bunch of docking ports and a slip ring connection that cancels the rotation. Then you can dock more than 2 things.

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