A vehicle docking system for selectively retaining a vehicle in a docked position relative to a docking platform, comprising: a vehicle that includes a landing gear having an associated plurality of docking insert units in a geometric arrangement; and a docking platform that includes a plurality of docking receptor units; wherein each docking receptor unit is configured to selectively engage a corresponding docking insert unit of the plurality of docking insert units to selectively retain the vehicle in a docked position relative to the docking platform; wherein the plurality of docking receptor units has a geometric arrangement corresponding to the geometric arrangement of the plurality of docking insert units; wherein, when the vehicle is in the docked position, each docking insert unit is received in a corresponding docking receptor unit to maintain the vehicle in the docked position; wherein each docking receptor unit is configured to transition between an unlocked configuration, in which the corresponding docking insert unit is free to be inserted into and removed from the docking receptor unit, and a locked configuration, in which the corresponding docking insert unit is restricted from being removed from the docking receptor unit when the vehicle is in the docked position; wherein the vehicle docking system includes at least one insert retainer configured to, when the corresponding docking receptor unit is transitioning between the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration, rotate about a horizontal axis to selectively restrict the corresponding docking insert unit of the plurality of docking insert units from being removed from the corresponding docking receptor unit; and wherein each docking receptor unit includes a receptor opening, wherein each docking receptor unit is configured to receive the corresponding docking insert unit via the receptor opening, and wherein each of the at least one insert retainers at least substantially covers the corresponding receptor opening of the corresponding docking receptor unit when the corresponding docking receptor unit is in the locked configuration. a vehicle that includes a landing gear having an associated plurality of docking insert units in a geometric arrangement; and a docking platform that includes a plurality of docking receptor units; wherein each docking receptor unit is configured to selectively engage a corresponding docking insert unit of the plurality of docking insert units to selectively retain the vehicle in a docked position relative to the docking platform; wherein the plurality of docking receptor units has a geometric arrangement corresponding to the geometric arrangement of the plurality of docking insert units; wherein, when the vehicle is in the docked position, each docking insert unit is received in a corresponding docking receptor unit to maintain the vehicle in the docked position; wherein each docking receptor unit is configured to transition between an unlocked configuration, in which the corresponding docking insert unit is free to be inserted into and removed from the docking receptor unit, and a locked configuration, in which the corresponding docking insert unit is restricted from being removed from the docking receptor unit when the vehicle is in the docked position; wherein the vehicle docking system includes at least one insert retainer configured to, when the corresponding docking receptor unit is transitioning between the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration, rotate about a horizontal axis to selectively restrict the corresponding docking insert unit of the plurality of docking insert units from being removed from the corresponding docking receptor unit; and wherein each docking receptor unit includes a receptor opening, wherein each docking receptor unit is configured to receive the corresponding docking insert unit via the receptor opening, and wherein each of the at least one insert retainers at least substantially covers the corresponding receptor opening of the corresponding docking receptor unit when the corresponding docking receptor unit is in the locked configuration.