[bearclaw]

IIRC the only type of unit you can launch are mines and fighters. I would imagine that you could have a specialized fighter that would do the same thing. Only, to get anything to "rescue" it, they would have to actually target and fire on it. AFAIK, you can't do much of anything to affect friendly ships.

Although... it may be possible that if the 'crybaby' fighter had an illigal component on it that may do the trick for friendlies. Although it may also register as you carrying illigal cargo as well which would defeat the whole point... Worth testing though.