Hyperspace for dummies

[rasimus]

Originally Posted by the article

Astrogators presumably do their thing in hyperspace, after jumping, as there would otherwise be no need for astrogator crew on X-boats. As X-boats don’t have maneuver drives one could calculate jump from the outside, set the jumpdrive to jump and pick the ship up at the destination, with no need for crew at all.

Just to double check -- my memory says there was something about sentient life required for jump, which is why the x-boat 'pilots' need to be there. Am I remembering that wrong?