Re: In space, no one can hear you explode messily (Was SV: Li Han?)

Jim 'Jiji' Foster wrote:
> 2) To quote The Guide: Space is big. Even within a single star system,
> there's a mind-bogglingly huge area to search for survivors.

	In William Tedford's SLEEPING GALAXY, all deep-space
	fighter craft have suspended animation gear.  In case
	the fighter is severly damaged, or runs out of reaction
	mass, the pilot goes into suspended animation for the
	months (or years) required to be rescued.

	There is an amusing scene when an enemy battlefleet 
	approaches a space station.  The station crew is concerned
	to note that the approaching battlecruiser's
	*antenna array* is bigger than their entire space
	station!