Maelstrom II
Freight Capsule in Orbit

Cliff Leyland has emerged from the air lock in an emergency deep-space suit. He holds onto a hand rail while positioning himself for the all-important jump.
The freight capsule consists of cuboctahedral frames. The rear module has a compartment for a human passenger and miscellaneous small cargo. The forward compartments contain spherical fuel tanks for holding liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen. The capsule's intended destination was the L1 Gateway Space Station, where it will be used to fuel the station and interplanetary missions.
When the capsule is captured by the space station, the capsule self-disassembles, as each module is a semi-autonomous robot. Each module attaches itself to the station via the robot clamps at each point of it's frame. These clamps can swing the entire module towards the nearest clamp on it's host module. Using this strategy, each module can "roll" towards it's intended destination on the station through successive engaging, rotating, and dis-engaging each hydraulic clamp "monkey grip" fashion.

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