Q: Why build on Earth?
A: Just to piss off OCD Trekkies.
A: Just to piss off OCD Trekkies.
Why Build On Earth?
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ancient said:
The closest we get to seeing the actual refit is in the books...and yes, it was done on the ground in the books. I know, I know: not canon.
I think the point here, which is getting lost as everyone picks a side, is that they could do it on the ground OR space.
COULD it be done in space? Sure.
Does it HAVE TO be done in space, as so many angry rants have indicated? Nope.
Is there any real advantage to doing it in space, given trek tech? Not really.
Therefore, Abrams has NOT made a blunder. That's the main point from my end.
How dare you put in a word of reason! Fie on you! It matters! IT MATTERS!
Well. No. It doesn't. Not really, I guess. Further, either side can technobabble itself into a correct answer if nothing else.
And in the Trek world, at least by Voyager's time a starship the size of the Enterprise can land on and take off of a planet.
Still, it's been a fun argument. A little nonsense now and then....
This puts a lot more meaning into Kirk telling Christopher later that his ship's authority was from the United Earth Space Probe Agency. They could be the actual manufacturers of the ship.... which explains why they're all over various probes like Friendship 1 and Nomad, among other things.
It fits along the lines of the U.S. "Army Corps of Engineers" retaining its name, even though it does a lot more now than just build latrines for Army bases.
It fits along the lines of the U.S. "Army Corps of Engineers" retaining its name, even though it does a lot more now than just build latrines for Army bases.
Evil_Kirkneivel said:
There's one person who can get the newly constructed Enterprise from Earth into Space...
...Scotty.
And I reckon he can do it in 1 week - although his initial estimate for the task will be 2 weeks.
4 weeks actually. He always multiplied his repair estimates by 4...
Lloyd_Dobler said:
Evil_Kirkneivel said:
There's one person who can get the newly constructed Enterprise from Earth into Space...
...Scotty.
And I reckon he can do it in 1 week - although his initial estimate for the task will be 2 weeks.
4 weeks actually. He always multiplied his repair estimates by 4...
Ah, but this is young Scotty.
Because it make the teaser look 
cool!
cool!"Maybe that "city" in the background isn't really a city on Earth. Maybe it's the vast interior of a giant spacedock orbiting Mars.
Just a thought."
The welders STILL are not wearing EVA suits. :thumbsup:
Just a thought."
The welders STILL are not wearing EVA suits. :thumbsup:
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