Beta and Higher Patron Notice for 05/24/2019
Added 2019-05-24 23:41:07 +0000 UTCREAL DESIGNS G-M
added new section KONSTANTIN ASTEROID MINER
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/realdesigns3.php#konstantin
SEAL OF APPROVAL
added Daniel Suarez's novel DELTA-V
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/sealofapproval.php#deltav
ATOMIC NOVELS
added Adrian Tchaikovsky's novel THE CHILDREN OF RUIN
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/atomicnovel.php#tchai
SPACE WEAPONS INTRO
added new section RACKS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacegunintro.php#rack
expanded section ROTATING MOUNTS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacegunintro.php#gunturret
expanded section BROADSIDE MOUNTS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacegunintro.php#broadside
added new section MOUNT PROTECTION
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacegunintro.php#mountprot
STRATEGY AND TACTICS
added to CIC Functions a quote NOPE, IT’S A BRIDGE
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacewartactic.php#isbridge
added quote OUTSIDER COMMAND DECK
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacewartactic.php#outsiderbridge
MACGUFFINITE
added a new section DEBT
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/macguffinite.php#debt
FUTURE HISTORY
expanded Long Night Insurance with PRESERVING KNOWLEDGE, CRYO-FROZEN SCIENTISTS, CACHING EQUIPMENT and ESTABLISHING RESERVES
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/futurehistory.php#lngnightinsur
added quote RE-BOOT ENCYCLOPEDIAS 1
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/futurehistory.php#civbook1
added to You've Got Just One Shot a quote CIVILIZATION REBOOT WITHOUT FOSSIL FUELS?
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/futurehistory.php#stratrec1
RESPECTING SCIENCE
added to "It's Just A Theory" a quote THE TRIUMPH OF FACTS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/respectscience.php#facts
QUASI-MILITARY
added to Orbital Debris Collection a quote MAGNETIC SPACE TUG
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/civmilitary.php#magtug
COLONY SITES
added to Boomtown a quote from DIVING INTO THE WRECK
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/colonysite.php#boomtown4
PSIONICS
added to You Must Learn Control a quote NO FILTERS FOR THE TELEPATHS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/psionics.php#nofilter
added to Psionic Technology a quote TELEPATHIC TRANSLATOR
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/psionics.php#teltransband
added to Analyzing Magic a quote AUTHORIAL CREATION OF RATIONAL MAGIC 1
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/psionics.php#ratmag1
Comments
That of course doesn't explain why spaceships in Star Wars have exposed bridges. My guess is the Star Wars universe runs largely on W.W.II levels of technology with a few "black box" technologies.
Eric Tolle
2019-06-04 03:39:50 +0000 UTCJust a quick answer to the "why put the bridge out where it's exposed?" question, at least in the old series the primary defense was the screens. Weapons were powerful enough that if the force fields went down, it wouldn't matter that much where in the ship the bridge was. Evidently being able to swap out the bridge module easily was considered worth the tiny increase in vulnerability. And then of course in the movies and Next Gen they made the weapons far weaker.
Eric Tolle
2019-06-04 03:39:09 +0000 UTCI added more pictures and content to the Space Weapons Intro section over the weekend http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spacegunintro.php#weaponmounts
Nyrath
2019-05-27 12:34:24 +0000 UTCSiri: "I'm sorry Winchell, I can't do that..."
John
2019-05-26 21:09:13 +0000 UTCYep! You don't even have to get out of bed, just say " Siri, take the ship to Alpha Centauri"
Nyrath
2019-05-25 02:50:43 +0000 UTCI will point out that the concept of a bridge, i.e. a place to "fly" your spaceship is quickly turning into a quaint idea. On sea going vessels of all sizes, you have autopilots guiding the ship. Your helmsman, master, or captain make sure everything is working and verify their position to make sure the autopilot is working correctly, but there's no "Sulu" steering the ship. With the advent of autonomous cargo ships becoming a thing, there's no human in control. And ports, like Amsterdam, are upgrading their procedures to handle these beasts, so no human need step on board and sail it. Heck, it was a plot point in Godzilla (2014) where the Watch the Whales boat had a GPS controlled navigation system! Now, do Navy vessels have autopilots? Probably, but only for cruising I'd gather. The Military is always a decade or so behind on things, as they want stuff that WORKS, not maybe works. But in the far future, say, the 24th century, do you need a Sulu and a Chekov to pilot your ship? Probably not. You tell the ship where to go and it goes.
John
2019-05-25 02:18:21 +0000 UTC
