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Title: Foreign Policy: Enterprise vs Enterprise
Post by: MajorMcNicol on February 25, 2015, 10:58:01 am

Came across this fun article on ForeignPolicy:

http://foreignpolicy.com/2012/12/24/enterprise-vs-enterprise/

Title: Re: Foreign Policy: Enterprise vs Enterprise
Post by: Stephan on February 25, 2015, 01:07:19 pm

That's an interesting article.  I like the comparison of the Starfleet Enterprise with sailing ships.  For Starfleet to adopt that kind of mindset makes a lot of sense given that the environment a sailing vessel in the 1700's had to deal with isn't conceptually that different than what a starship has to deal with, unknown territory and adversaries, long-duration solo operations, and the need for self-sufficiency.

Title: Re: Foreign Policy: Enterprise vs Enterprise
Post by: Landlubber on April 01, 2015, 12:14:06 am

Just now catching up on this thread. Great article. Funny that it was in FP. But I liked how the interviewee took the questions in stride and gave honest, sensible answers.