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    $\begingroup$ That sounds like the previously used berthing procedure where a ship (or "space barge" logistics module carried by the Shuttle in the past) parks near the ISS and the robotic arm grabs it and sticks it on a berthing port. $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 1, 2020 at 6:47
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    $\begingroup$ Or a bit like the probe and drogue docking mechanisms (albeit without booms) used by Apollo and Soyuz $\endgroup$ Commented Jun 1, 2020 at 8:51