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From: rjnoe@ihlts.UUCP (Roger Noe)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Galileo
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Date: Mon, 16-Jul-84 09:28:13 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 16 09:28:13 1984
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Indeed the "7" did have a dual meaning in "The Galileo Seven".  Besides
referring to a number of people (like in the Chicago 7) it referred to
the number on the side of Galileo, NCC-1701/7 (as has already been noted).
The 7 here means the seventh shuttlecraft currently assigned to the
Enterprise (NCC-1701) or something very much like that.  Columbus was
to have a different number, but I've forgotten what that was supposed to be.
There's no reason to believe there ever were Galileos 1-6.
--
"The more they overthink the plumbin', the easier 'tis to stop up the drain."
	Roger Noe			ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe