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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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SpartanJack17 t1_jdz9luu wrote

Hello u/Dizzy_Ad3353, your submission "Hello everyone . I am very interested in space megastructure. such as mckendree cylinder or bishop rings. But suppose we built it. How can a spacecraft dock with it ? Knowing that these huge structures rotate at huge speeds to generate a gravitaty similar to Earth's" has been removed from r/space because:

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Reddit-runner t1_jdzbzgu wrote

Docking at the spin axis will definitely not work. Or you accept that you will only ever have a maximum of two ships docked simultaneously.

But this is obviously impractical for anything larger than the ISS.

Look up my older posts how to solve this.

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Nydcn77 t1_jdy1fit wrote

Already solved. Rendezvous with Rama. Central axis docking.

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Youria_Tv_Officiel t1_jdzecnl wrote

Either have a docking arm on both sides that align with the axis of rotation, or have a counter rotating docking ring with ports at regular intervals.

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