No it doesn't. Build a repair base there to repair the engine-less ship. Same problem as #1.
Well... not for the AI, but AIs don't repair their ships very well as it is. And this type of game would seem to be needing Human players anyways.
Askan, another tid-bit: you can mod repair bays to fit on satellites, and they will work perfectly fine (when the satellites are launched into space).
May not be a good thing for your idea per se. But, if this is the only way to repair, it at least takes an extra turn to get the repairs started. And, you can't repair while moving.
[ August 18, 2002, 07:20: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]