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http://www.buildtheenterprise.org/
This looks interesting. 🙂
This looks interesting. 🙂
Originally posted by murphiusI heard about this. It might LOOK like the Enterprise and it might even work as an in-system ship, it will never leave the Solar System, won't be able to even get close to 0.1 c. More like 0.001c, if that.
http://www.buildtheenterprise.org/
This looks interesting. 🙂
Originally posted by murphiusEven the best technology 100 years from now will not get the big E up to c much less warp 9🙂
Yes, you may be right but this is only the MK I they propose to build. The ship will be refitted as technology gets better. That is according to the synopsis that appears on the site.
It may all be pie in the sky. I like to think that one day our children will have the technology to go and visit all the new worlds that have been discovered.
Originally posted by sonhouseAnd if it does, the ship they build with it will be very unlikely to look like the Enterprise. It's not a very good working design. It looks high-tech, but for practical purposes, it's not well thought through.
Even the best technology 100 years from now will not get the big E up to c much less warp 9🙂
Originally posted by Shallow BlueFor one thing, if the living quarters are spinning to produce artificial gravity, they better gimbal the whole assembly if they want to bank and turn....
And if it does, the ship they build with it will be very unlikely to look like the Enterprise. It's not a very good working design. It looks high-tech, but for practical purposes, it's not well thought through.
Richard
The floor of the pods, where people walk, cannot be only .5” thick. It is undesirable for people to have the sense that they are walking on a thin sheet of material due to the sound and feel of it as they walk. Also, a composite floor will not be too esthetically appealing over a large area. Thus the .5” thick composite floor will in most places be covered with various flooring materials to make the surface more appealing to people and also less prone to accidental puncture.I like how the floors are a mere half an inch thick, support all the weight of the people and the structures they play in (theaters, museums, basketball courts, etc.), but they're prone to accidental puncture. 😲
Originally posted by SwissGambitAccidental puncture from weapons. That is a common sci fi theme. Also figures in jets too, terrorist with gun and people worried he would fire it off blowing a hole in the wall.
[quote]The floor of the pods, where people walk, cannot be only .5” thick. It is undesirable for people to have the sense that they are walking on a thin sheet of material due to the sound and feel of it as they walk. Also, a composite floor will not be too esthetically appealing over a large area. Thus the .5” thick composite floor will in most places b ...[text shortened]... y in (theaters, museums, basketball courts, etc.), but they're prone to accidental puncture. 😲
Originally posted by sonhouseHe goes on to give example surface coverings that aren't bullet-proof. Aesthetics and human comfort are his only considerations.
Accidental puncture from weapons. That is a common sci fi theme. Also figures in jets too, terrorist with gun and people worried he would fire it off blowing a hole in the wall.
Originally posted by twhiteheadEven if it doesn't, we can depend on Voyager 6 to come back and haunt us.
I don't think we should get ahead of our selves. We should send robotic probes to the nearest star systems as soon as technologically reasonable - its worth waiting for the fastest drives or a next-gen ship will over take an older one.
Originally posted by twhiteheadDesigning a starship the same as the enterprise may be a technical
I don't think we should get ahead of our selves. We should send robotic probes to the nearest star systems as soon as technologically reasonable - its worth waiting for the fastest drives or a next-gen ship will over take an older one.
We should explore all the local planets and moons robotically.
We should seriously consider terraforming Mars or Venus ...[text shortened]... raforming. However, all early missions for feasibility and preparation should be fully robotic.
Originally posted by twhiteheadAgain why should we seriously consider thermoforming Venus or Mars?
I don't think we should get ahead of our selves. We should send robotic probes to the nearest star systems as soon as technologically reasonable - its worth waiting for the fastest drives or a next-gen ship will over take an older one.
We should explore all the local planets and moons robotically.
We should seriously consider terraforming Mars or Venus ...[text shortened]... raforming. However, all early missions for feasibility and preparation should be fully robotic.