Re: construction times...

>>  Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 14:38:46 -0500 (EST)
>>  From: Mike Miserendino <phddms1@cris.com>
>>  Subject: Re: construction times...
...
>>  I always thought of it as the opposite.  In space the distances are
greater
>>  and would require larger, more efficient and self-sustaining systems
than
>>  today.  I agree that crew size might be smaller, but systems would
probably
>>  require more space like fuel tankage, engines, sensors, redundant
systems, etc.

Kindof why I like the scale of the ships in Alien and Aliens. 
5-10 people on something the size of a WW2/Modern light cruiser.

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