@[email protected] to [email protected] • 11 months agoWhy in Sci-Fi they always use Marine or Naval terminology and structure instead of Aviation for the spaceship structure, navigation and military ranks?message-square54fedilinkarrow-up1170arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1169arrow-down1message-squareWhy in Sci-Fi they always use Marine or Naval terminology and structure instead of Aviation for the spaceship structure, navigation and military ranks?@[email protected] to [email protected] • 11 months agomessage-square54fedilinkfile-text
I don’t really know how to structure this question, but yeah, why is always Naval and never Aviation?
minus-squareteftlink4•edit-211 months agoStarships are just space submarines. Except for Battlestars those are space aircraft carriers. On a more serious note for Star Trek i believe the terminology is used because Gene Roddenberry was a naval officer.
minus-square@a4ng3llink3•11 months agoSpaceships are submarines that never deal with more than one atmosphere. Always loved that tidbit.
Starships are just space submarines.
Except for Battlestars those are space aircraft carriers.
On a more serious note for Star Trek i believe the terminology is used because Gene Roddenberry was a naval officer.
Spaceships are submarines that never deal with more than one atmosphere. Always loved that tidbit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4RLOo6bchU