So if a starship needs to rendezvous with the cycler to transfer passengers/cargo, it could simply be added to the cycler, at least during an initial cycler bui

So if a starship needs to rendezvous with the cycler to transfer passengers/cargo, it could simply be added to the cycler, at least during an initial cycler buildup phase. Linking starships shoulder to shoulder in a ring with noses pointing into the center and engines facing outward might be useful. Spin it up to give whatever gravity is desired in the same direction as an upright starship on earth. Linking corridors extruded from the starships could be used to convert the collection of ships into one station. A special purpose hub starship that provides an attachment framework and becomes the hub of the ring would allow firing its engine(s) to change the station velocity.