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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
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Subject: Re: Another shuttlecraft question (reposting)
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Date: Mon, 16-Jul-84 08:31:56 EDT
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I didn't see any other space suits.  Did you?

Come come.  Of course there are ways that a shuttlecraft COULD HAVE been
used.  However, as David Gerrold put it, "The transporter was a device to
get our heroes into the action faster."  (Or something like that.)

I haven't seen that episode recently but, if I remember correctly, the big
concern is right at the end when the transporter starts acting flaky.
They may not have had the time to get a shuttle out and ready to go.

Or, another concept: Let's say that the planet buster didn't blow up when
it ate the starship.  What then?  You have this little baby shuttle puttering
along right in front of it's mouth.  The planet buster says "Well, I guess
it's time for dessert."

Yeah, there are episodes where the only excuse for not using a shuttle was
that it wasn't developed yet.  However, most of them are pretty solid.
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                                            Peter Merchant