Quote:One problem I see with this: A suction ring isn't going to do much good in hard vacume. A magnetic ring won't work on any vehicle that isn't of ferous construction. I'm sure there's something along the lines of your original idea that will work, but it's going to take a little more thought.
One of Eric's crew rigged up a docking tube in a fit of enthusiasm - the "universal connector" at the ship end is really a big suction ring, it simply fits OVER whatever airlock the ship has.
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No, I don't believe the world has gone mad. In order for it to go mad it would need to have been sane at some point.