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Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:04 am
by Tsukiyumi
Case in point; the alien ship (can't recall the name) in that TNG episode (also can't remember the name) that had been sitting in an asteroid field for 1,000 years. The life support systems still functioned, and it didn't seem too bad off after a millenium of sitting in space. I don't think standard operations really stress the hull at all.
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:10 am
by Captain Seafort
Tsukiyumi wrote:Case in point; the alien ship (can't recall the name) in that TNG episode (also can't remember the name) that had been sitting in an asteroid field for 1,000 years. The life support systems still functioned, and it didn't seem too bad off after a millenium of sitting in space. I don't think standard operations really stress the hull at all.
"Booby Trap". While there wouldn't be any mechanical stress, radiation would make the hull brittle over time.
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:15 am
by Tsukiyumi
Captain Seafort wrote:"Booby Trap". While there wouldn't be any mechanical stress, radiation would make the hull brittle over time.
True, but as an example, it shows that simply being in space doesn't cause a lot of stress, and hull lifetimes are certainly rather long.
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:18 am
by Teaos
That may be due to the advanced nature of the metals rather than anything else.
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:42 am
by Mikey
The simpler explanation is that just the fact of being in space doesn't of itself cause material failure.
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:43 am
by Sionnach Glic
Indeed. We have no idea what the ship was composed of.
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:52 am
by Teaos
Space is a nasty place. High speed particles and radiation. Gravitational forces.
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:42 pm
by Blackstar the Chakat
Captain Seafort wrote:"Booby Trap". While there wouldn't be any mechanical stress, radiation would make the hull brittle over time.
Bow Chicka Bow Wow
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 7:57 pm
by Mikey
ChakatBlackstar wrote:Captain Seafort wrote:"Booby Trap". While there wouldn't be any mechanical stress, radiation would make the hull brittle over time.
Bow Chicka Bow Wow
Now you're reaching.
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:20 pm
by Blackstar the Chakat
Mikey wrote:ChakatBlackstar wrote:Captain Seafort wrote:"Booby Trap". While there wouldn't be any mechanical stress, radiation would make the hull brittle over time.
Bow Chicka Bow Wow
Now you're reaching.
How is Booby Trap reaching?
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:24 pm
by Mikey
It's little obvious, no?
Re: Question: Reuse of old ships
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:28 pm
by Blackstar the Chakat
Mikey wrote:It's little obvious, no?
Hey, I like them obvious, I like the subtle, I like'em big, I like'em small, but I like my girlfriend's best of all. You were expecting me to say I like'em all right? Well I don't do what's expected
