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   From: Post@invalid.net   
      
   Wouter Valentijn wrote:   
   > RobertVA wrote:   
   >> David Johnston wrote:   
   >>> On 10 May 2006 05:10:55 -0700, "videonovels@yahoo.com"   
   >>>  wrote:   
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   >> If there were some sort of barrier keeping Starfleet's ships within   
   >> the galaxy, wouldn't it need to enclose the broad surface of the   
   >> "disk" to keep ships from flying over or under the "edge"? The broad   
   >> surfaces would be a LOT closer to Earth than the edge.   
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   > BTW...   
   > The galaxy isn't just 'the disc' I'd say. You also have the starclusters in   
   > the halo...   
      
   Well I DO realize the whole barrier business is a fiction to give some   
   excuse for the mental powers in the second pilot. Every photo I've seen   
   of galaxies similar to ours shows plenty of variation in star density   
   and indistinct "surfaces".   
      
   Between all the mass near the galactic center and relatively high   
   quantities of interstellar matter any type of FTL travel would be even   
   more of a challenge there. The only advantage would be the availability   
   to collect greater quantities of matter for propellant or energy production.   
      
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