Zan replied to me: > Plus, a find might be made on a planet without a breathable atmosphere. > In that case, it would be almost like a deep space effort.
Hello Zan, that is a good point, and there could be both differences and similarities. Both deep space and surface teams need living spaces, in the ship for comfort, space suit storage and ready rooms, and an airlock to get out for work. If there is artificial gravity, both would be designed for gravity in the quarters. On a planet, the team might raise tents over the work area, even if they can't be pressurized (either to preserve the site or because the ground allows no proper seal). Tools would be carried out to the site, and stay there between shifts. Finds might be analyzed, preserved, and crated on site, in sealed containers. The ground might shift, and the team could require heavy earthmoving equipment for excavations. Returning crews will have to be cleaned, from dust or other contamination. In space, the theory might say that objects will remain in place unless disturbed, but microgravity from an asteroid or a massive wreck could disturb them, so they have to be collected at once. Tents are probably impractical. On the other hand, you need no excavators. And Johannes wrote: > And it might also want a way to keep a fixed distance from an object and > have a way for crew to move between ship and object. Don't know how to do > that best on top of my head. Some sort of crane perhaps. A robot arm? But that assumes you can grasp the object. An asteroid or wreck might disintegrate. Regards, Onno _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
