That was interesting, and a surprising result. Thanks for sharing. There is a bit of magic: the Epstein Drive, allowing for 1G continuous acceleration 'torch s

That was interesting, and a surprising result. Thanks for sharing. There is a bit of magic: the Epstein Drive, allowing for 1G continuous acceleration 'torch ships'. IIRC if they're gone I don't think it breaks the plot much, but without them it's hard to imagine that there'd be quite such a thriving solar system society; it'd be much less interconnected and a much smaller economy without the ability to support large-scale stations by shipping large volumes of necessary supplies (e.g. ice) around easily.