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🕑 Added 2018-05-04 23:42:25 +0000 UTC ENGINE LISTadded new section Open-cycle gas-core UAC Report
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist.php#uarl
QUASI-MILITARY
added to Space Patrol Ships commentary about a RocketPunk patrol ship, including a new ship
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/civmilitary.php#patrolcomments
MISSION
added new section Rocket Railroad
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/mission.php#railroad
BASIC DESIGN
added a new section Wickless Heat Pipes
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/basicdesign.php#wickless2
SPACE WAR DETECTION
added to A Dissenting View a quote PERMANENT AND PERFECT STEALTH IN SPACE
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacewardetect.php#permstealth
MINING
added to In-situ Resource Utilization a quote MAKING MARTIAN ROCKET FUEL FOR BIG FALCON
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/mining.php#marsfalcon1
SPACE FIGHTERS
added quote Starfighter Inc. Kickstarter: HARD SCIENCE SPACE WARFARE
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/fighter.php#starfighterinc1
SLOWER THAN LIGHT
added to Generation Ships a quote “THERE IS NO PLANET B”: THE IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEMS OF GENERATION SHIPS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/slowerlight.php#impossiblegen
CREW
added to Vermin Control two illustrations of Jones the Cat
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/crew.php#vermincontrol
added to Animal Sentinel a picture of a Canary Resuscitator
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/crew.php#canaryresus
Comments
Nyrath
Yes, Niven and Pournelle had something similar in FOOTFALL. It was a generation ship combined with some crew in cold-sleep. Groups of sleepers would periodically awake to ensure that the generation population kept the faith.
Nyrath
This is one of the reasons why my wife and I do not have any children. Some of those awkward questions are Really awkward.
Nyrath
Very good points!
John
Ken MacLeod found a solution for Kim Robinson Stanley's issue with generation ships with _Learning the World_. The ship had some really long lived crew, and the rest where gestated 20 years before arrival at the destination world. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_the_World" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_the_World</a>
John
Jet Kitten: Hey dad, do you know Jones? He's about your age, right?
John
Jet Kitten: No one says you can't have stealth. You just can't have _tactical_ stealth. Strategic stealth, yes, if you can wait years for your disguised as asteroids ships to get into position, then go for it. But the political terrain will change faster than the military terrain. Your one time enemy is now your friend, and there, nearby, is a ship full of warriors in cyrosleep ready to rain atomic death down upon them. Stealth only makes sense if you use it for first strike missions. Defensive usage is useless, as you want your opponents know that you have the oomph to keep them away.
