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ENGINE LIST

added 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 


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Comments

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!

Nyrath

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.

John


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