From: General Fnord (fnord@sovietairforce.fen)
To: Operation FIREFALL Mailing List (firefall@sovietariforce.fen)
Date: November 29, 2016
Subj: Re: Good news, bad news, and worse news
>> Question: Do we want to build the cross-world ship?
>Do we know where TL-191 is?
>If we *don't*, then blindly tearing off into the aether just invites
>dragging God only knows what else back along the departure vector.
>I don't know about you guys, but I'm not up for becoming the Grand
>Central Station of the multiverse because we panicked.
Agreed, but it doesn't hurt to pool resources and consider it anyway. For the record, JMC has started long-term work on fitting out an asteroid that could be big enough for that... but we're easily a decade away even with 'wave from being spaceworthy with that.
>We've got pressing matters to deal with here; the US can take care
>of itself for a while if necessary.
Agreed, on that being a 'back burner' subject, but something to still look at.
>Marsden, how much transport capacity do you have available at the moment?
If it helps on that, Colonel Caldwell, JMC can also provide significant lift capacity that can be quickly outfitted for 'supercargo' (read: people), to the tune of easily a dozen or more evacuations of Woomera, Australia at once, in any configuration you choose to look up. In easily manageable sizes.
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"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor
To: Operation FIREFALL Mailing List (firefall@sovietariforce.fen)
Date: November 29, 2016
Subj: Re: Good news, bad news, and worse news
>> Question: Do we want to build the cross-world ship?
>Do we know where TL-191 is?
>If we *don't*, then blindly tearing off into the aether just invites
>dragging God only knows what else back along the departure vector.
>I don't know about you guys, but I'm not up for becoming the Grand
>Central Station of the multiverse because we panicked.
Agreed, but it doesn't hurt to pool resources and consider it anyway. For the record, JMC has started long-term work on fitting out an asteroid that could be big enough for that... but we're easily a decade away even with 'wave from being spaceworthy with that.
>We've got pressing matters to deal with here; the US can take care
>of itself for a while if necessary.
Agreed, on that being a 'back burner' subject, but something to still look at.
>Marsden, how much transport capacity do you have available at the moment?
If it helps on that, Colonel Caldwell, JMC can also provide significant lift capacity that can be quickly outfitted for 'supercargo' (read: people), to the tune of easily a dozen or more evacuations of Woomera, Australia at once, in any configuration you choose to look up. In easily manageable sizes.
--
"You know how parents tell you everything's going to fine, but you know they're lying to make you feel better? Everything's going to be fine." - The Doctor