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Star Ark: A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship [book review]
universetoday.com ^
| 11 Aug , 2017
| Mark Mortimer
Posted on 08/11/2017 10:15:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: Hot Tabasco
We also need to be in the presence of a magnetic field similar in strength to that of earth as well, there are plenty of unknowns.
However, no matter where we go, there will always be Chinese take out there. I think its one of the undocumented laws of physics.
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posted on
08/11/2017 11:28:08 AM PDT
by
bar sin·is·ter
(Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
To: BenLurkin
Excellent! Let’s load all the Liberals into a huge ship and launch it. I don’t care where to, just launch it!
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posted on
08/11/2017 11:42:33 AM PDT
by
pabianice
(LINE)
To: pabianice
“I dont care where to, just launch it!”
Happy thought of the day. :)
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posted on
08/11/2017 11:45:52 AM PDT
by
Leep
(Less talk more ACTiON!)
To: BenLurkin
I am morally opposed to generational spaceships. They are kidnapping and forced labor for generations yet unborn. Without any means to go elsewhere, it’s nothing but criminal imprisonment for the children and descendants of the original crew.
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posted on
08/11/2017 11:49:08 AM PDT
by
backwoods-engineer
(Trump won; I celebrated; I'm good. Let's get on with the civil war now.)
To: bar sin·is·ter
What is it with sci-fi, advanced technology... and robes? Same thing as it is for jumpsuits.
Cheap to make and no one in their right mind wears them as everyday wear on earth so they look "exotic"
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posted on
08/11/2017 11:54:02 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
To: bar sin·is·ter
G’Kar remarked that almost on every civilized world there was Swedish meatballs.
As long as I can have good crab Rangoon and french fries, sign me up.
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posted on
08/11/2017 11:55:11 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: pabianice
A variation on the Golgafrincham space ark plan.
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posted on
08/11/2017 11:56:06 AM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: pabianice
I believe Douglas Adams already covered that possibility.
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posted on
08/11/2017 11:57:52 AM PDT
by
Kommodor
(Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
To: backwoods-engineer
An novel and unusual objection.
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posted on
08/11/2017 12:00:34 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.))
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
The leisure suit defies explanation.
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posted on
08/11/2017 12:26:23 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: wally_bert
A future where everyone wears leisure suits?
Some things are just beyond contemplation.
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posted on
08/11/2017 12:28:24 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
To: BenLurkin; All
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posted on
08/11/2017 12:59:37 PM PDT
by
musicman
(The future is just a collection of successive nows.)
To: bigmak007
I am a SF fan as well is a few of my friends. It has been a while since we popped open a Glenfiddich and then spent time discussing space travel in generational ships. One thing that was always agreed upon was that the travelers should probably racially pure, maybe even politically pure or at least similarly inclined. The reason always boiled down to this: the journey will be tough enough without having to contend with the extra issues that a ‘racial rainbow’ ( I don’t mean ‘gay’ in any fashion) or political extremism would eventually bring about. There is plenty of diversity within each major category of race to avoid the boredom argument. No need to blend on a single spaceship.
... just my $0.02 USD
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posted on
08/11/2017 1:24:38 PM PDT
by
ByteMercenary
(Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
To: ByteMercenary
( I dont mean gay in any fashion) Need lots of gays else ow will they re-propagate, oh never mind.
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posted on
08/11/2017 1:32:52 PM PDT
by
itsahoot
(As long as there is money to be divided, there will be division.)
To: ByteMercenary
I meant Muslims are wired to kill infidels, on Earth or in space.
Perhaps a safeguard would be to make a bacon spaceship powered by alcohol ;-)
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posted on
08/11/2017 1:39:51 PM PDT
by
bigmak007
(They who can't control their own passions, want to passionately control others.)
To: Hot Tabasco
Artificial gravity is easy in a space ship or station. Just spin it. It’s the only kind that may be possible. There’s too much “magic” in popular science fiction making it more fiction than science.
To: bigmak007
Muslims can’t go into space as how would they bow to Mecca?
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posted on
08/11/2017 3:06:00 PM PDT
by
qam1
(There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
To: All
..." book isnt technical. It has no mention of specific impulse calculations or ion shields. Rather, this book takes a very liberal view of space travel and ponders deep questions ...
Liberalism in a nutshell: We don't have a real plan nor do we have a way to implement the plan we don't have, we just wanna talk, daydream and feel better about ourselves....Let some peasant take care of the minor details like propulsion and how to survive....
To: backwoods-engineer
That’s a very interesting take on it...I have never looked at that angle.
To: All
I posed this question before: If we are serious about deep space exploration, shouldn’t we be sending retrievable commodoties (food, water, building materials) into space NOW so as to build a supply line?
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