/tags/starships/ Recent bookmarks tagged #starships Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:59 +0000 http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2009/11/the_myth_of_the_starship.html "If we succeed in doing it, it's going to look nothing like the Starship Enterprise. Or even New Horizons. The whole reference frame we instinctively assume when we hear the word "ship" is just so wrong it's beyond wrong-ness: it's on a par with Baron Munchausen's lunar exploits as seen in light of the Apollo Program. We need a new handle for discussing and analyzing such a venture. And the sooner we consign the "-ship" suffix to the dustbin of failed ideas, the better."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #exploration #scifi #space #spaceships #starships</p> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:10:22 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:12651 exploration scifi space spaceships starships