Nyrath
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Beta and Higher Patron Notice for 05/07/2021
🕑 Added 2021-05-08 00:58:40 +0000 UTCENGINE DECK
added to Solid-Core Startup a quote NERVA ROCKET ENGINE DETAIL SPECIFICATION
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginedeck.php#solidstartup
ORBITAL PLANETARY DEFENSE
added to Surface Defenses a quote PROPOSED SURFACE TO ORBIT MISSILES
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/planetaryattack3.php#som
IMPERIAL TELECOMMUNCATIONS
added a new section Captains As Remote Policymakers
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/telecommunication.php#cappol
FUTURE HISTORY
added to Cyclical History a quote from CONCERNING FUTURE HISTORIES
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/futurehistory.php#confut
GALACTIC SURVEY
added to Introduction a quote SPACE PIONEERS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/survey.php#spapion
added to First-In Scouts a quote TRAIL BLAZER
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/survey.php#firstin9
SIDEARMS INTRO
added to Shooting a Hole in the Hull a quote NO HULL PIERCING WEAPONS
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/sidearmintro.php#nopierc
SPACECRAFT TYPES
added to Specialized Ship Types SOME MORE ENTRIES
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/shiptypes.php#specialist
CREW
added to Introduction a quote THE SHIP COMES FIRST
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/crew.php#shipfirst
SPACE AGE POSTER
added new section MAN'S REACH INTO SPACE
http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/spaceageposter.php#manreach
Comments
Nyrath
Of course! The story had an agenda, which would be ill-served by LIDAR and synthetic aperture side-scan radar
John
You can tell when a story was written when exploring a planet on foot, instead of deploying an array of mapping, LIDAR, synthetic aperture radar, and other satellites would be the first thing you do when arriving at a planet that you probably have a really basic map for thanks to orbital planetary telescopes...
