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Nothing in the current fleet of new capsules have arms or airlocks.

There is hope for the robotic refueling type mission though, or at least the kind where a new utility bot attaches to an old satellite and takes over propulsion to extend its life.

https://nexis.gsfc.nasa.gov/rrm_refueling_task.html



> Nothing in the current fleet of new capsules have arms or airlocks.

True, but a docking adapter with an airlock that works with starliner and dragon is technically feasible. That said, it would still likely require recertification, as its inclusion would effect abort modes.




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