Science Fiction Writers Workshop

[Why Send Out a Colony Ship?] * What is the rationale behind sending out a ship? [Background] * What is the launch year? * Who launches the ship? * What is the earth government and politics? * Wars? * What is the environment on earth? * Other Significant Past Events? * How much of the solar system has been colonized? * Alien contact? * Are habitable planets common or rare? [Technology] * FTL - no FTl and no FTL communications * AI's? * Power systems? * Genetic engineering? * Artificial gravity - no * Intelligent animals? * Nanotech? * Raw materials? [Destination] * Distance and how long to travel there? * Why go now? Why not wait 100 years and halve the travel time? * What is the star type? * What is the planet type? Gravity, atmosphere, radiation * Why this particular planet? * Why do they settle a planet and not stay in space? * Why change the people and not terraform the planet? * How was the planet discovered? Probes? Earth based sensors? How much do we know about it? [Ship] * What is the size and number of ships on the mission? * How is the ship built? * How big is the crew? * What is the speed and acceleration of the ship? [Medical technology] * Do genetic changes involved in the evolution cause new medical problems to occur over time? * Have all diseases been cured? [GenEProjectScope|Project Scope] -- Main.DaveK - 19 Jun 2004