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− '''Slowboat colonization''' was an early method of interstellar colonization, driven by non-FTL ships referred to as "slowboats". These ships, developed before the invention of the [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] traveled by accelerating to significant sublight speeds. The travel times for these ships to reach their target destinations was measured in decades, rather than the near-instantaneous travel afforded to [[JumpShips]]. + '''Slowboat colonization''' was an early method of interstellar colonization, driven by non-FTL ships referred to as "slowboats". These ships, developed before the invention of the [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] travelled by accelerating to significant sublight speeds. The travel times for these ships to reach their target destinations was measured in decades, rather than the near-instantaneous travel afforded to [[JumpShips]].
The first slowboat colonization effort was spun out of the [[Magellan Program]], which discovered several habitable worlds. Unknown to the Public, this ''Magellan Six'' had been converted to a [[Slowboat Colonization|slowboat]] colony vessel by anti-Western Alliance members in the [[United States of America]] (USA) who worked to hide the changes. The ship's payload bays had been replaced with even larger habitats. For the public it failed to decelerate and was lost.<ref name=DSJS8>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 8–9</ref> In reality, the ship succeeded and founded the colony today called [[Columbia (system)|Columbia]].<ref name="JCIP2p66>''Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2'', p. 66: "Columbia"</ref> The first slowboat colonization effort was spun out of the [[Magellan Program]], which discovered several habitable worlds. Unknown to the Public, this ''Magellan Six'' had been converted to a [[Slowboat Colonization|slowboat]] colony vessel by anti-Western Alliance members in the [[United States of America]] (USA) who worked to hide the changes. The ship's payload bays had been replaced with even larger habitats. For the public it failed to decelerate and was lost.<ref name=DSJS8>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 8–9</ref> In reality, the ship succeeded and founded the colony today called [[Columbia (system)|Columbia]].<ref name="JCIP2p66>''Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2'', p. 66: "Columbia"</ref>
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− | '''Slowboat colonization''' was an early method of interstellar colonization, driven by non-FTL ships referred to as "slowboats". These ships, developed before the invention of the [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] | + | '''Slowboat colonization''' was an early method of interstellar colonization, driven by non-FTL ships referred to as "slowboats". These ships, developed before the invention of the [[Kearny-Fuchida Drive]] travelled by accelerating to significant sublight speeds. The travel times for these ships to reach their target destinations was measured in decades, rather than the near-instantaneous travel afforded to [[JumpShips]]. |
The first slowboat colonization effort was spun out of the [[Magellan Program]], which discovered several habitable worlds. Unknown to the Public, this ''Magellan Six'' had been converted to a [[Slowboat Colonization|slowboat]] colony vessel by anti-Western Alliance members in the [[United States of America]] (USA) who worked to hide the changes. The ship's payload bays had been replaced with even larger habitats. For the public it failed to decelerate and was lost.<ref name=DSJS8>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 8–9</ref> In reality, the ship succeeded and founded the colony today called [[Columbia (system)|Columbia]].<ref name="JCIP2p66>''Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2'', p. 66: "Columbia"</ref> | The first slowboat colonization effort was spun out of the [[Magellan Program]], which discovered several habitable worlds. Unknown to the Public, this ''Magellan Six'' had been converted to a [[Slowboat Colonization|slowboat]] colony vessel by anti-Western Alliance members in the [[United States of America]] (USA) who worked to hide the changes. The ship's payload bays had been replaced with even larger habitats. For the public it failed to decelerate and was lost.<ref name=DSJS8>''DropShips and JumpShips: ComStar Intelligence Summary'', pp. 8–9</ref> In reality, the ship succeeded and founded the colony today called [[Columbia (system)|Columbia]].<ref name="JCIP2p66>''Jihad Conspiracies: Interstellar Players 2'', p. 66: "Columbia"</ref> |