Cruisers and larger craft can’t land
on planetary bodies, so they require small shuttlecraft for transport. A
cargo lighter is only capable of surface-to-orbit flight, which takes
roughly twenty minutes either way, but can latch on to a standard
pressurized cargo container holding up to 200 tons of cargo and
passengers. These containers are usually collapsible and take up no
significant space when compressed for storage, assuming they’re not
simply disposable cargo shells. This fitting can be purchased multiple
times.