Starfleet Design Bureau

[Tank man]

A biosciences ship will compound our already existing economic advantage compared to the prime universe Federation. More lives saved, more growth had and novel bio-products that can be put to use for both industry and consumers.

 

[Duzzit]

[X] Defense Satellite

 

[landcollector]

Just remember folks, if we do a science ship, we can't use a half saucer or we'll get called out on making a warship in the peace talks! (If it's unclear, this is a joke)

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But it is a warship, it would be waging war against the concept of Not Knowing Stuff and charged with spreading far and wide the glory of SCIENCE!.

 

[darkstarling]

[X] Biosciences Ship
We must build a flying saucer!

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Use the Vulcan ring warp drive somehow!

 

[Varano]

[X] Biosciences Ship

 

[JWLoubser55]

[X] Biosciences Ship
With a heavy heart, I concede that we need this more at the current moment.

 

[Magnificate]

[X] Defense Satellite

 

[Endorfinator]

I think the novelty of getting to design a satellite is what is weighing the most on me.

 

[RighteousRancor]

Use the Vulcan ring warp drive somehow!

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It's finally time for a ring mafia

 

[Ebiris]

I'd want a full saucer on this one anyway for the UFO cattle abduction memes.

 

[Tank man]

I just want a biosciences ship that won't get blown up in an 'oops' like Grissom was.

 

[Th3Saints]

Will San Fran take the other project on because if they are I don't trust them with the bioship.

 

[Tank man]

Will San Fran take the other project on because if they are I don't trust them with the bioship.

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I'd imagine so, unless they've got their own selection of stuff that Starfleet wants filled they do tend to at least take the project we don't. Hell, sometimes they even take both!

 

[darkstarling]

I just want a biosciences ship that won't get blown up in an 'oops' like Grissom was.

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I mean, unshielded and attacked from cloak in a time of peace is a pretty hard thing to be prepared for.

 

[Endorfinator]

Yeah somehow SF got to do both the Engineering Ship and Long Range Crusier, I'd hace thought as the senior branch we'd have more resources/capacity

 

[cailco]

[X] Biosciences Ship

 

[Ramble]

@Sayle

So do we have anyidea of what San Fran is working on right now?

 

[Tank man]

Yeah somehow SF got to do both the Engineering Ship and Long Range Crusier, I'd hace thought as the senior branch we'd have more resources/capacity

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Well yes but Sayle only has one set of hands, meanwhile the excel document can calculate everything needed in an instant.

 

[EternalStruggle]

[X] Defense Satellite

Satellite design sounds interesting, although obviously both options look good.

 

[Moist Bread]

[JK] Biosciences ORB!
[JK] Defense ORB!

 

[Bruhmoment]

[x] Defense Satellite

 

[Rockeye]

IIRC in world war 2, shore defenses weren't necessarily considered a great idea because it cost nearly as much to build large shore guns as to build a battleship, and they are immobile and unable to be properly concentrated for a pitched fight- Vulnerable to defeat in detail. I wonder how Starbases and defense satellites fare on this kind of spectrum in Star Trek.

[X] Biosciences Ship

 

[Nyvis]

ORBs are for engineering vessels that need the space to fit in all the industrial machinery not for studying cows on the frontier where it is far more likely to encounter hostile forces/space entitie

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Everyone knows you need a saucer to kidnap study cows.

I could see some role for orbs in science though. After all, orbs are for pondering.

[X] Biosciences Ship

 

[The_Collector]

[X] Biosciences Ship

 

[SaltyWaffles]

[X] Defense Satellite

I'd be fine with either one, but I am curious as to the novelty of designing a cheap-ish defense satellite.