To: trekcreative{at}yahoogroups.com
From: "ronwaldyo" 
Reply-To: trekcreative{at}yahoogroups.com

-+- In trekcreative{at}yahoogroups.com, Garry Stahl  wrote:
> maira manno wrote:
>
> >To me, a more apt comparison is the Concorde
> >with the SR-71. The Concorde is
> >fast; the SR-71 is unreal.
> >
> >
>
> And if not for NASA and the government stepping
> all over things we might all be traveling at
> "unreal" today.  "Unreal is  40 years old.  It
> should have trickled down to every day aviation
> by this point.  But no, it remains in the realm of R&D.
>
> --
> Garry   AKA   -Phoenix-   Rising Above the Flames

I think this comes down to a question of how often does the technology of
the Trek universe advance and how often does the current technology get
tweaked.

Can starships have major modifications done to them to keep them at the
bleeding edge of warp drive advances? And can this be done relatively
often?  Or is an overhaul of a starship's warp drive a major operation
involving months in drydock?

And how often would a cruise company build new vessels? Would speed of
transport be a major selling point for their services?  How fast is fast
enough for their customers?

-Michael Gray
Star Trek: Dark Horizon
http://hometown.aol.com/darkhrzn91701/main.htm



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