... idea, at ... [...] ... it, which ... and such). More than the "weather", there's the annoying matter of the ambient temperature and pressure. In an ...
... What I really wish for is a good map of the Andromeda Galaxy. Unlike our own galaxy, we have a really good view of it. I guess that the resolution of our...
... Oh, you'll find yourself in goodly company in that opinion. Gerard O'Neil and his L5 colonies, Dandridge Cole and his Macrolife (concept later used in a...
... That is my understanding, yes. And even if they were resolvable, their parallaxes would be far too small to measure. The best you would know is that they...
On Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:33:14 +0200, Christopher Weuve <caw@...> wrote: [...] ... Let me guess, you've seen TOS when you were young? :-> The only way...
... Most people would put operational is between strategic and tactical. Grand Strategic: "Europe First" Strategic: European Theater Operational: Normandy...
... Hmm... So we can expect spacers to constantly wine about what are those strange white things up in the sky? :P Well, what I'm thinking, is what planets...
... You mean clouds? Oh, they'll recognize clouds because they've seen them from the other side. In Crest of the Stars, one of the main characters has never...
Ah, the tropes of "Everyone will live in Spaaaaaace!". First, assuming you limit yourself to the Solar System, there is very little real estate worth grabbing...
... And just watch the look of sheer panic on the spacer's face when a breeze comes by. They will think there has been a major hull breach. ... Well, that...
... In the larger orbital habitats, like Gerry O'Neill's 20 mile long cylinder, clouds should form naturally, so the space men will have seen them before. ... ...
... In the Erma Felna comic books, the various planets had been settled using very slow starships. The colonies were on planets, but the society still had the...
... Also Brian Stableford's not-too-near-future not-too-utopian crime mystery novels "Inherit the Earth" and "Architects of Emortality" set respectively in the...
... No, because brighter stars such as Cephiads have been individually resolvable for decades. I suspect solar-luminosity stars (apparent mag +30) must be...
... I like AUs because they're a handy measure of planetary distances (and already standard in discussing extrasolar planets). There's good marketing logic...
Though in my games, I have always kept it simple by using a certain percentage(determined by the variety of hull) of the total mass. But, I suppose it would ...
... What sort of colonization? Mass emigration colonies of the America/Australia type is plausible only for shirtsleeves planets, and doubtful even for them....
... To first approximation I think the mass of general structure will be proportional to mass and volume of the major specific components you list, and thus...
... About the only thing I would add is dry mass - to give a sense of how heavy the ship itself is, since I tend to large fuel fractions of 50-70 percent for...
... I could not agree more. The show did not much bother with accurate science (beyond silence in space, which counts for something!), but it stayed away from...
... That is probably true. I am sure it is possible: Earth is just a giant life support system in space, but recreating that ourselves elsewhere may be very...
... It was a lot easier when "a battle" was generally a discrete event, in an area 2-3 miles across, and won or lost in a few hours. As I understand it,...
... planets ... structures too, ... That's a lot of construction, though, so there's still a constraint on actual, available space. ... with only a ... Which...
... Above a certain limit, yes. For low-acceleration ships the limit is the general requirement of any structure (e.g., you don't want people able to punch...
(My email seems to be acting strange today, so I apologize for my responses being out of order and possibly covering points someone else already covered.) ... ...
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