Interstellar Colonization Strategies (Narration Only)
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur
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Colony Ships and Fleets
Earth could be sending out millions of colonial fleets on direct paths to specific stars which aren't being slowed by stopping and starting every couple dozen light years. A quartet of ships running parallel a few hundred kilometers from each other is protected by distance from any damage when it requires from space collisions or internal explosions even of large ships for the anti matter. Fleets also permit separation to multiple locations near the destination and serve as a pressure valve a single ship can't have if people come to hate their leadersA governor fleet could add a ship every stop or manufacture a during a trip and divide whenever the fleet got a bit big or restless with unified leadership.
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