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> The emergence of alternative, less costly modes of crewed interstellar travel at an earlier point in time might render world ships obsolete. An interesting s
by goda90 6y ago
> The emergence of alternative, less costly modes of crewed interstellar travel at an earlier point in time might render world ships obsolete.
An interesting scenario would be the emergence of considerably faster travel after sending these ships. There could be ships catching up and even beating the old world ships to their destination.
- all2 6y agoThis scenario is explored in an old pulp scifi novel I read. World ships are sent, in the interim time-bendiness of the universe (100 years on Earth an 5 years aboard ship) FTL travel is developed and the occupants of the world ships are rescued and repatriated. No clue who wrote the book.