On Sat, May 9, 2020 at 7:01 PM <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

Spaceborn 'Barn Swallow' manouver to embark a ship's vehicle while underway?

The only problem is the relative velocities. As I believe you pointed out in a previous post, an old-style air/raft is essentially standing still (compared to craft actually *in* orbit). That's why I referred to it as a "speed bump." It would be completely up to the Swallowing ship to match velocity.

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