I had a thought.
Say a future Starliner with crew aboard, lost propulsion power between Eath and somewhere else on space. Could another craft such as a Space X dragon dock with it in space to rescue the stranded crew?
“lost propulsion power”
Then it would start spinning wildly.
Does that answer your question?
Space is a zero defect environment.
DEI can mean dead.
Supposedly American and Russian ships could dock with each other for that very reason. I don’t know about now......
Sure, just swing by AutoZone and pick up a tow strap.