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Old 12-14-2007, 07:21 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The_Heretic View Post
I haven't pushed quite that far as to suggest a fully organic ship, though on a couple I do suggest an organic substitute for a vessel's computer and central control system.

Another was to suggest a inter-solar migrating organism with fully inorganic and artificial origins. Instead of cells it was composed of nanoscopic cell-like modules.

Why not, if space travel becomes feasible the ship will need the ability to "heal", there are no "WayStations" that we know of out there. Ideally it will have a fully integrated system, what better system is there than an organic one. There would be no real bond between a creature of space and a planet dweller - except.....
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