Hard sci-fi space crew sourcebook

Phil Masters · 07-18-2013, 07:46 AM

In the Transhuman Space line -- Spacecraft of the Solar System has a bit on space operations; High Frontier has a fair bit on Earth-orbital ops; Deep Beyond has a bit, but is largely about the communities of the setting's outer Solar System; Personnel Files has a small sample orbital spacecraft crew.

Flyndaran · 07-18-2013, 10:11 AM

Hard sci-fi is by nature opinion and aesthetics, unless it is science that exists right now.
That means the only "truly" appropriate material would be from N.A.S.A.

z0boson · 07-18-2013, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Hard sci-fi is by nature opinion and aesthetics, unless it is science that exists right now.
That means the only "truly" appropriate material would be from N.A.S.A.

Well then it would not be sci-"fi" anymore ;)

Flyndaran · 07-18-2013, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by z0boson

Well then it would not be sci-"fi" anymore ;)

The story could be fictional just with a scientific backdrop. Imagine a murder mystery inside the LHC complex.

z0boson · 07-19-2013, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

The story could be fictional just with a scientific backdrop. Imagine a murder mystery inside the LHC complex.

You are absolutely right. Working at an accelerator facility myself, I could immediately imagine lots of potential murder cases ("you dropped a screwdriver into the detector that I calibrated for the last two weeks? Ahhhhhhhhhhhrg")... :)

z0boson · 07-18-2013, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil Masters

In the Transhuman Space line -- Spacecraft of the Solar System has a bit on space operations; High Frontier has a fair bit on Earth-orbital ops; Deep Beyond has a bit, but is largely about the communities of the setting's outer Solar System; Personnel Files has a small sample orbital spacecraft crew.

Thanks for the info, I will have a look!

07-18-2013, 07:46 AM	#1
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07-18-2013, 10:11 AM	#2
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Hard sci-fi space crew sourcebook Hard sci-fi is by nature opinion and aesthetics, unless it is science that exists right now. That means the only "truly" appropriate material would be from N.A.S.A. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.