archive-1: Re: SETI Re: Heinlein did it first--RE: [ASTRO] One million

Re: SETI Re: Heinlein did it first--RE: [ASTRO] One million

Larry Klaes ( lklaes@bbn.com )
Thu, 21 Jan 1999 13:15:13 -0500

And don't forget the original Star Trek episode "For the
World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky", about a
multigenerational starship made from a hollowed-out
planetoid with a population from the extinct planet
Fabrini who have been travelling through the galaxy
for over 10,000 years.

The people have been in the ship for so long, plus they
have to deal with a very oppressive computer called the
Oracle, they think it is the entirety of existence.

Until Kirk, Spock, and McCoy come along and fix all that
in a matter of days, of course.

I think there was also an episode or two of Doctor Who
with a similar theme of a starship crew that has forgotten
its origins and purpose.

Larry

At 05:02 PM 01/20/1999 -0800, Chris Johnson wrote:
>
>There's an interesting exploration of this in, of all things, a Star
>Trek: Deep Space Nine novel.
>
>A multi-generational ship that has travelled from one galaxy to
>another (!) results in a race that is predominantly agoraphobic. So
>much so that anyone that can look through a portal at the stars
>without curling up into a tight ball is considered a sick freak. The
>(huge) ship is supposed to be designed to unfold around a dead planet
>and instantly terraform it, but beliving that the population would not
>be able to handle the change, the leaders subvert the technology to
>strip mine an entire planet and create a second ship.
>
>I forget which novel it is (there's been about 30), but it's an
>enjoyable read for fans of the series.
>
>CJ.
>
>(Larry, do you want to forward this to carlsagan for me...?)
>
>---Larry Klaes <lklaes@bbn.com> wrote:
>>
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>> >From: Gregory David Stempel <fyrframe@ptinet.net>
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>> >Subject: Re: Heinlein did it first--RE: [ASTRO] One million humans to
>> > the stars?
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>> >Reply-To: Gregory David Stempel <fyrframe@ptinet.net>
>> >
>> >An interesting concept reaching into the world of paradigms.
>> >
>> >If you are born on a spaceship and grow up in this cylindrical
>world for
>> >thirty years, landing on a planet to start a colony may not be so
>easy.
>> >You would not be conditioned for such an environment.
>> >
>> >Living aboard a spaceship would require some very serious regulatory
>> >exhistances, once back on earth or living in a colony like earth,
>your
>> >freedoms would change. Like leaving a small child in a forest?
>> >
>> >Take care
>> >Gregory david Stempel
>> >
>>
>
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