They attempt to remove it with a cargo-handling robot, and it detonates. This compromises one of the fuel tanks, and does some other damage. (An AKV with scout RATS payload is despatched to recover interesting-looking débris.) Further investigation reveals no supernumerary items, they think.

We construct the bracing adaptor and link it to our hull; docking proves slightly more troublesome, but is achieved on the second attempt. The fuel conveyor is activated, and we initiate thrust on the recovery course, then set up the burn schedule (with gaps for reorientation, and for verifying fuel purity from new tanks).