Questions tagged [spaceships]
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Why are there no toilets on the starship 'Exciting Undertaking'?
DISCLAIMER: Any resemblance to other starships (living or dead) is purely coincidental.
The starship 'Exciting Undertaking' is a brand new ship about to set off on a five and a bit year mission to ...
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Would a submarine make a great spaceship?
I know a submarine would NOT make the greatest spaceship in the universe, but could it allow people inside to live in space?
A submarine can resist pressure, can hold oxygen inside, and there is a ...
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How do you check if a room behind a door aboard a spaceship has an atmosphere/pressure?
How do you check if a room behind a door aboard a spaceship has an atmosphere and pressure? This is so that you would not accidentally open a door to a room which is open to space.
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Ugh, I'm stuck in an orbital spaceport. But why?
This is, for the record, the same universe as in Is space piracy orbitally practical? and How can I prevent Kessler Syndrome among space stations?.
In my world, circa 2100, space stations orbiting ...
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Stealth in Space: How realistic is it?
This has been considered other places on the net, but I thought it would be good for the hard-science challenge, since it is often an example of the subtle difference between soft and hard science.
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Why would any interstellar starship still bother with streamline body design?
Let's not debate whether is there any friction while traveling inside vacuum space and assume all ships can brave a perfect storm brewing inside the giant molecular cloud. OK let's get down to ...
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Why would there be any use for sea shanties in space?
I understand that sea shanties were a type of work song, and often used to help sailors operate in sync with each other. They've survived as an art form, but so far as I know they don't have any ...
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How to solve the old 'gun on a spaceship' problem?
The problem: If somebody fires a (kinetic) gun on a spaceship, the bullet is likely to penetrate the hull and cause a host of problems.
I want to incorporate spaceships and fighting on them and in ...
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Why would technology dictate graphical interfaces to be rare on spaceships?
This question differs from that question in that the other question is asking about a change in history while this question is looking for a change in the future.
In a near future setting I am ...
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How do I make a space battle both realistic, with physics in play such as no sound and weird motion, but also very epic and intense still?
I always wondered what it would look like for a Sci-Fi battle in space to occur if it were a bit more realistic. I don't plan to use any space fighters or anything like that, just big capital ships ...
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Would a fighter pilot with an invincible space ship be able to conquer the galaxy?
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Not so long ago, in a galaxy not too far away, there were two civilizations at war. Both were at war because the leaders of both wanted more and more power. Both were advanced and mined the ...
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How do spaceships determine each other's mass in space?
Set in the distant future, space travel becomes prominent and cheap. I can imagine each spaceship would have a multitude array of sensors to track distance and relative position in space. Is there a ...
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Why zero tolerance on nudity in space?
Set in the immediate future, mankind visits Titan, moon of Saturn for the first time. A manned space station goes into orbit around the moon once every 4-5 hours. Actually there have been many people ...
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Reason for an exterior control panel on a space ship
In my story, the AI on a space ship has been corrupted, causing it to try to kill all living occupants.
The ship is on a collision course with a planet, and the main controls are inoperable due to ...
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What shape of a ship would be most effective in real life space combat?
What shape of ship would be optimized for space combat in the context of a future space navy? What advantages and disadvantages would the shape you have chosen have and why is it the best for future ...
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