I recently read a short story by someone or other, called something like 'The Ship who Sings'. It features a small ship with a crew of one. Its main feature is that instead of a standard ship computer, the ship is controlled by a human brain removed from a 'defective' newborn. The brain is enclosed in an armored, nutrient-rich, environmentally-controlled habitat in bridge.
The main benefits of this design are that the ship can operate on its own, with no crew whatsoever. While it can't perform any repairs, as long as everything runs ok it can at least get back to its base.
Anybody else think this would be a neat scout ship?
The main benefits of this design are that the ship can operate on its own, with no crew whatsoever. While it can't perform any repairs, as long as everything runs ok it can at least get back to its base.
Anybody else think this would be a neat scout ship?