Once we perfected the deploying of orbital elevators we began shipping single-tether starter elevators to the existing colonies, and we of course added them to the basic colonization packages. Colonization missions were no longer pure scientific, exploratory, or flag waving[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One thing I learned when I visited Los Angeles is that I love it. LA and the surrounding cities are so peacefully multicultural. You can find anything from Indian rain dances to Mexican maraca parties within walking distance of each[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Dixie and Twilight shows always had a loose relationship with time. Major events that were years apart in real life happened right after another in the show, but in general they showed things a couple years after they happened[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We built our colony ships long and slender due to the required length of the hyperdrives. The long ships served the dual purposes of making the rides smoother and allowing more framework to hang the colonization packages onto. Colony ships[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The one thing I’ve always remembered about Los Angeles is just how hot and dry it is. Not that it’s really all that hot. The ocean actually moderates the temperatures a lot if you’re looking at weather service records. But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The original Dixie and Twilight series spanned a decade of time, and you can see America change in them. They always welcomed new people from anywhere, and sported Californians working with New Yorkers and the Texans that made up the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hyperdrive technology required an overhaul in our entire spaceship design philosophy. We built ships short and stubby to make them easy to move throughout our solar system. And to be harder to hit in combat. But the longer we could[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I went to the Californias before The War you know. Every kid wants to take a trip to Disneyland after all. And for all that it’s designed for kids, even rebellious high schoolers can go there and have fun too.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
An interesting thing about the Dixie, Twilight, and the various series and movies that followed it is that they showed us the America that was before and during the Second Great Depression. There had been decades of increasingly toxic political[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first thing to know about the colonization ships that took humanity to the stars is that they were expensive. Or rather the hyperdrives that carved their way into hyperspace were expensive. At first it took major governments to collect[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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