System and method of energy and mass transfer in low-gravity environments

A system for energy and mass transportation comprising:

• a plurality of capsules;
• a capsule launching mechanism comprising a first rotatable arm and a rotatable base, the capsule launching mechanism is located on a spacecraft, the capsule launching mechanism further comprises a reaction wheel or thrusters configured to counteract the momentum of the releasing step wherein the capsule launching mechanism performs the steps of:
• loading at least one capsule from the plurality of capsules into the first rotatable arm;
• rotating the base;
• releasing the one capsule from the first rotatable;
• and
• the capsule handling mechanism comprising the second rotatable arm;
• wherein the capsule handling mechanism performs the steps of:
• catching the one capsule with the second rotatable arm;
• and
• converting the kinetic energy from the one capsule as electric energy using regenerative braking.

A method for distributing energy in space, on the moon, or on Mars, comprising the steps of:

• launching a capsule at a first velocity from a first rotatable arm, the first rotatable arm rotatable in a first plane and the first rotatable arm mounted to a rotatable base, the rotatable base rotatable in a second plane,
• catching the capsule with a second rotatable arm, the second rotatable arm mounted to a second rotatable base,
• converting kinetic energy from the catching step into electric energy using regenerative braking,
• storing the electric energy, the stored energy comprising a first amount,
• rotating the second rotatable base,
• re-launching the capsule with the second rotatable arm at a second velocity, the second velocity lower than the first velocity, a second amount of energy used to re-launch the capsule being less than the first amount of stored energy.