International Space Station \n\n
Contemporary space station size comparisons. ISS transformation over time.
\n\n Alien life \n\nBipedalism. Bilateral symmetry. The assumption of humanoid structure in the \u201cworld.\u201d Duck-billed Ferengi information brokers and neurological RAID modes.
\n\n Alpha Station \n\n\u201cCritical mass.\u201d Vital stats. Population, demographics. Modular growth over time. Racial job specialization.
\n\n Alpha Station location and travel \n\nFTL(?) via \u201cexospace.\u201d The plan to exit the solar system. The issues re planetary orbits when you build a brand new moon around earth with tons and tons of foreign (to the solar system) mass. Languages! 5,000+ languages are spoken on the station, not even including \u201ccomputer languages.\u201d
\n\n M\xfcl and the Pearls \n\nBeach-dwelling N\u2019avi (with no tails). Math and science. Intellectual ability and exaptation of base rational abilities to science and math.
\n\n Space battles \n\nShould they happen so near planets? Travel and planned space battle. Don\u2019t fight on a planet because you\u2019re vulnerable to Christopher\u2019s favorite: the Brannigan maneuver.
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