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   From: liam@valentijn.nu   
      
   RobertVA wrote:   
   > Wouter Valentijn wrote:   
   >> RobertVA wrote:   
   >>> David Johnston wrote:   
   >>>> On 10 May 2006 05:10:55 -0700, "videonovels@yahoo.com"   
   >>>>  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>   
   >>    
   >>   
   >>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> 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.   
      
   I wonder if there wasn't a part of the barrier that couldn't be seen but   
   encompassed the entire halo. In that case only the part on the 'equator' was   
   visible  ;-)   
      
   > 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.   
      
   You're talking Bussard here I presume?   
      
      
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