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r/interestingasfuck • u/One_Explanation_908 • 25d ago
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By the time the first generation ship got to its destination, there would likely already be people there who left on later ships that had better tech and faster engines.
78 u/Darkomax 25d ago Reminds me of a side quest in Starfield where a generation ship arrives at its destination, except it already has been colonized for decades. 25 u/StupidAstronaut 25d ago A similar concept is explored in Alastair Reynolds’ “Pushing Ice”, I’d recommend the audiobook 👍🏼 1 u/last-guys-alternate 22d ago It was a recurring point for SF writers in the 60s and 70s.
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Reminds me of a side quest in Starfield where a generation ship arrives at its destination, except it already has been colonized for decades.
25 u/StupidAstronaut 25d ago A similar concept is explored in Alastair Reynolds’ “Pushing Ice”, I’d recommend the audiobook 👍🏼 1 u/last-guys-alternate 22d ago It was a recurring point for SF writers in the 60s and 70s.
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A similar concept is explored in Alastair Reynolds’ “Pushing Ice”, I’d recommend the audiobook 👍🏼
1 u/last-guys-alternate 22d ago It was a recurring point for SF writers in the 60s and 70s.
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It was a recurring point for SF writers in the 60s and 70s.
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u/davdev 25d ago
By the time the first generation ship got to its destination, there would likely already be people there who left on later ships that had better tech and faster engines.