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US to build "Battlestar Galactica" space battlecruiser

 
AC 2741
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US to build "Battlestar Galactica" space battlecruiser
ok so there may be no official confirmation that this will happen.

But my point is it could be done now.

we have the technology.

If you watch BG then do you agree we could build a battlestar now minus the faster than light drive?

i think we could.
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06/16/2006 09:47 AM
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Shouldn't be a problem. Submarine building is not that much different than building a space craft and we're damned good at that.
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06/16/2006 09:49 AM
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Building is not the problem...getting it up there is...
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06/16/2006 09:50 AM
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why, so we can rain laser death down upon the earth instead of up from the sea?
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yeah - there was an idea in the 70's to use subs as space ships, hinged on the "dean drive" as a power source.

needless to say the "dean drive" didn't work though.
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AC 2741,
They're built already !!

what do you think Gary McKinnon stumbled upon in his browsing of the Pentagon's classified files ...?

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Building is not the problem...getting it up there is...
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 696


build it in orbit..
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We should build Cylons too, I love that crazy red light eyeball thing
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why, so we can rain laser death down upon the earth instead of up from the sea?
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nope, so we can search for the mythical lost 12 colonies LOL.
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dolphin, my gut tells me you are right.

were's my damn viper then!!!!

i want my own cylon too - preferably the blonde one.
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building in the moon

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Building is not the problem...getting it up there is...


build it in orbit..
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Problem remains the same...

Look at the logistics to build that stupid space station...

With out a revolutionary lifting capacity it will not be viable
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06/16/2006 09:58 AM
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You could do the whole process from material processing to building the actual ships in space if you go about the process right.
Build mining and processing ships first, find some near earth asteroids with high metal content to mine, process the components and ship them to a dry dock to assemble the ship. The only parts needing to be lifted from earth would be specialized coatings and the electronics.
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300 applause

my point is it COULD be done.

i didn't say it would be easy...
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You could do the whole process from material processing to building the actual ships in space if you go about the process right.
Build mining and processing ships first, find some near earth asteroids with high metal content to mine, process the components and ship them to a dry dock to assemble the ship. The only parts needing to be lifted from earth would be specialized coatings and the electronics.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 300


Still need a revolutionary propulsion system to be able to do just that...

Without a revolutionary and new propulsion system there is no use in building space ships...

Now, It can be done only be done at an enormous cost, time and possibly human lifes...
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"Still need a revolutionary propulsion system to be able to do just that..."

nuclear rocket drives could provide the thrust.

with a ship as big as a battlestar plenty of room for shielding.

i did say minus the FTL drive as we can't make that at the moment.

but for planetary defence it should be ok.
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06/16/2006 10:11 AM
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Black Triangles. Got 'em.
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the orion system should do it.

[link to en.wikipedia.org]
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yes i also think we have the triangles.

but i can't prove it beyond a gut feeling...
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Are private space cruisers not allowed here? I have my negative inertia space drive connected to my house, along with my "Zeta" designed shield bubble, should I hide them? alienship
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hehe aerodynamics are irrelevant in space, so your flying house shouuld work fine...
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isn't NASA developing Antimatter propulsion?
And then there are the Quantum Potential and the Zero Point Energy alternatives.
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one battlecruiser will not help you
try thousands of space antigrav interceptors first
they are more usefull,more mobile ,have 2 laser cannons and one plasma projector on boad,are able to change direction with no loss in speed,may jump(ours),have cloaking..
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Re: US to build "Battlestar Galactica" space battlecruiser
NASA can not get a shuttle into orbit, never mind building anything on a battlecruiser scale!

The Russians on the other hand with KISS technology could!
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I think we could build it. Just doubt the Zeta's would allows us. wall
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this is the sort of thing..

[link to images.google.co.uk]
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That's what I'm talking about. Those Japanese got it going on in the cartoon dept.
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muaha
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The Space Battleship Yamato must be the
dumbest (fictional) spaceship design ever.
It even has an anchor.
book
Actually, it's a non-design.
Just the old Yamato with fins attached.
[link to upload.wikimedia.org]
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Are we giving up on the StarGates?

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Typical humans, always more and bigger guns! No wonder the rest of the galaxy shuns this corner of the spiral arm!
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