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04-19-2018, 02:05 AM
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This one's been niggling at me off and on for years, but it came back today. Regarding Earth Station McKinley...
PNQ: What's the point of putting massive parts of the station on hinges to "grasp" a starship if the ship isn't actually docked to it? All I can conclude is that the "fingers" create their own shield bubble to protect the ship inside. But then you wonder what happened to Spacedock. At least that facility fully enclosed a number of ships (but don't ask me how Starfleet built the thing, it's just too big!) As for the other single-ship spacedocks (lower-case "s"), at least those facilities could protect workbees, shuttles, and workers in EV suits within.
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