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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Joshua Bell: [QB] Re: building ships in places other than planetary orbit Yes, it would be easier to build them either in solar orbit or a much further orbit than is shown (e.g. geostationary orbit) where the tidal forces are negligible. In those cases, a dropped tool will merely remain in place, rather than quickly moving away in its new and quite different orbit. Re: planetary orbit so they keep up with the solar system Not necessary. They can be in solar orbit and will dragged along with the rest of the solar system. Failing that, they can be merely orbiting the galactic core just like the sun is. Of course the sun is also bobbing up and down within the galactic plane and not moving in a simple elliptical orbit, but that's probably too slow to be noticable over the liftime of a space station. Keeping them in planetary orbit is a good idea, though, if the cost to maintain structural cohesion is less than the cost to transport goods from low orbit to high orbit. If they can only beam materials and personnel to low orbit, the benefits might outweigh the costs. Also, as I alluded to before, the mere fact that Federation starships, with their gangly nacelles and pylons, aren't pulled apart in low orbit means the Feds are able to compensate for these tidal forces. A low level IDF or SIF may do the trick. We can turn this around and use it for a reason to have such elaborate spaceframes around vessels under construction. Perhaps they're generating compensatory gravity fields to produce true zero-g conditions within transporter range of the planetary surface? [/QB][/QUOTE]
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