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Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:36
The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO interest in being ruled any more.
Author: mummycullen@gmai
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:36
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 14:36
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The Botany Bay was not a Warp vessel. DY-100 sleeper ship Botany Bay was launched in 1996 and inserted into high Earth orbit. While her initial course is unknown, the nuclear-powered ship boosted away from Earth, breaking orbit and headed out into the Galaxy, exhausting most of her fuel. While primitive by Federation standards, the Botany Bay was a well-built, strong and capable vessel designed before the breaking of the Time Barrier. Flying into the depths of space, she faithfully carried her hibernating crew DEEP past the Solar System. In truth, it was a suicide mission. Khan Noonien-Singh KNEW that a ship escaping Earth and leaving the Solar System would have NO hope of finding a new planet - it was mathematically so unlikely to be unconsidered. But they had to TRY. The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO interest in being ruled any more. Singh KNEW they were going to their death deep among the stars. It was acceptable. This great, hard man KNEW there was no coming back from the abyss. He said it himself: Have you ever read Milton, Captain? That says it ALL. It is better to die in the darkness of space than to accept the rule of inferior Humans. THAT is why the Botany Bay burned her engines once in Earth orbit. They would go out on a mission of conquest. ANY result would be acceptable because it would be on THEIR terms. God - it was magnificent. Glorious suicide, the final act of defiance for a people who could NOT accept surrender or the rule of another. So Botany Bay burned her engines and left the Solar System. And had it not been for a million-to-one chance and sensors that had developed in over 200 years, it would still be flying eternally forever. But 271 years after its launch, SS Botany Bay was FOUND by a Federation Starship patrolling space near Earth. USS Enterprise located the sleeper ship, boarded and awoke its passengers. And the rest is history. View the attachments for this post at: http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?pg6883440#676883440
Re: The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO interest in being ruled any more.
Author: Daniel70
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:37
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 19:37
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MummyChunk wrote on 25/10/24 1:36 am: > The Botany Bay was not a Warp vessel. > > DY-100 sleeper ship Botany Bay was launched in 1996 and inserted into > high Earth orbit. > > While her initial course is unknown, the nuclear-powered ship boosted > away from Earth, breaking orbit and headed out into the Galaxy, > exhausting most of her fuel. > > While primitive by Federation standards, the Botany Bay was a > well-built, strong and capable vessel designed before the breaking of > the Time Barrier. Flying into the depths of space, she faithfully > carried her hibernating crew DEEP past the Solar System. > > In truth, it was a suicide mission. > > Khan Noonien-Singh KNEW that a ship escaping Earth and leaving the > Solar System would have NO hope of finding a new planet - it was > mathematically so unlikely to be unconsidered. > > But they had to TRY. The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen > led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO > interest in being ruled any more. > > Singh KNEW they were going to their death deep among the stars. It > was�acceptable. > > This great, hard man KNEW there was no coming back from the abyss. He > said it himself: �Have you ever read Milton, Captain?� > > That says it ALL. > > It is better to die in the darkness of space than to accept the rule > of inferior Humans. > > THAT is why the Botany Bay burned her engines once in Earth orbit. > They would go out on a mission of conquest. ANY result would be > acceptable because it would be on THEIR terms. > > God - it was magnificent. Glorious suicide, the final act of defiance > for a people who could NOT accept surrender or the rule of another. > > So Botany Bay burned her engines and left the Solar System. And had it > not been for a million-to-one chance and sensors that had developed in > over 200 years, it would still be flying�eternally�forever. > > But� > > 271 years after its launch, SS Botany Bay was FOUND by a Federation > Starship patrolling space near Earth. > > USS Enterprise located the sleeper ship, boarded and awoke its > passengers. > > And the rest� > > is history. > > View the attachments for this post at: > http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?pg6883440#676883440 > Raises the question .... If this HAD been a *Suicide Mission* , why was the 'Botany Bay' fitted with Cryo-beds?? Isn't that just putting off the inevitable?? -- Daniel
Re: The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO interest in being ruled any more.
Author: Wouter Valentijn
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:26
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 22:26
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Op 25-10-2024 om 10:37 schreef Daniel70: > MummyChunk wrote on 25/10/24 1:36 am: >> The Botany Bay was not a Warp vessel. >> >> DY-100 sleeper ship Botany Bay was launched in 1996 and inserted into >> high Earth orbit. >> >> While her initial course is unknown, the nuclear-powered ship boosted >> away from Earth, breaking orbit and headed out into the Galaxy, >> exhausting most of her fuel. >> >> While primitive by Federation standards, the Botany Bay was a >> well-built, strong and capable vessel designed before the breaking of >> the Time Barrier. Flying into the depths of space, she faithfully >> carried her hibernating crew DEEP past the Solar System. >> >> In truth, it was a suicide mission. >> >> Khan Noonien-Singh KNEW that a ship escaping Earth and leaving the >> Solar System would have NO hope of finding a new planet - it was >> mathematically so unlikely to be unconsidered. >> >> But they had to TRY. The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen >> led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO >> interest in being ruled any more. >> >> Singh KNEW they were going to their death deep among the stars. It >> was�acceptable. >> >> This great, hard man KNEW there was no coming back from the abyss. He >> said it himself: �Have you ever read Milton, Captain?� >> >> That says it ALL. >> >> It is better to die in the darkness of space than to accept the rule >> of inferior Humans. >> >> THAT is why the Botany Bay burned her engines once in Earth orbit. >> They would go out on a mission of conquest. ANY result would be >> acceptable because it would be on THEIR terms. >> >> God - it was magnificent. Glorious suicide, the final act of defiance >> for a people who could NOT accept surrender or the rule of another. >> >> So Botany Bay burned her engines and left the Solar System. And had it >> not been for a million-to-one chance and sensors that had developed in >> over 200 years, it would still be flying�eternally�forever. >> >> But� >> >> 271 years after its launch, SS Botany Bay was FOUND by a Federation >> Starship patrolling space near Earth. >> >> USS Enterprise located the sleeper ship, boarded and awoke its >> passengers. >> >> And the rest� >> >> is history. >> >> View the attachments for this post at: >> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?pg6883440#676883440 >> > Raises the question .... If this HAD been a *Suicide Mission* , why was > the 'Botany Bay' fitted with Cryo-beds?? Isn't that just putting off the > inevitable?? > Because of the small chance they might make it. Next to superior skills and superior ambitions they also had superior optimism. "Hollywood or Bust". -- Wouter Valentijn Xander: "I'm a Comfortador also." Buffy the Vampire Slayer (s04e22): Restless http://www.nksf.nl/
Re: The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO interest in being ruled any more.
Author: Daniel70
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:06
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:06
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Wouter Valentijn wrote on 8/11/24 8:26 am: > Op 25-10-2024 om 10:37 schreef Daniel70: >> MummyChunk wrote on 25/10/24 1:36 am: >>> The Botany Bay was not a Warp vessel. >>> >>> DY-100 sleeper ship Botany Bay was launched in 1996 and inserted into >>> high Earth orbit. >>> >>> While her initial course is unknown, the nuclear-powered ship boosted >>> away from Earth, breaking orbit and headed out into the Galaxy, >>> exhausting most of her fuel. >>> >>> While primitive by Federation standards, the Botany Bay was a >>> well-built, strong and capable vessel designed before the breaking of >>> the Time Barrier. Flying into the depths of space, she faithfully >>> carried her hibernating crew DEEP past the Solar System. >>> >>> In truth, it was a suicide mission. >>> >>> Khan Noonien-Singh KNEW that a ship escaping Earth and leaving the >>> Solar System would have NO hope of finding a new planet - it was >>> mathematically so unlikely to be unconsidered. >>> >>> But they had to TRY. The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen >>> led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO >>> interest in being ruled any more. >>> >>> Singh KNEW they were going to their death deep among the stars. It >>> was�acceptable. >>> >>> This great, hard man KNEW there was no coming back from the abyss. He >>> said it himself: �Have you ever read Milton, Captain?� >>> >>> That says it ALL. >>> >>> It is better to die in the darkness of space than to accept the rule >>> of inferior Humans. >>> >>> THAT is why the Botany Bay burned her engines once in Earth orbit. >>> They would go out on a mission of conquest. ANY result would be >>> acceptable because it would be on THEIR terms. >>> >>> God - it was magnificent. Glorious suicide, the final act of defiance >>> for a people who could NOT accept surrender or the rule of another. >>> >>> So Botany Bay burned her engines and left the Solar System. And had it >>> not been for a million-to-one chance and sensors that had developed in >>> over 200 years, it would still be flying�eternally�forever. >>> >>> But� >>> >>> 271 years after its launch, SS Botany Bay was FOUND by a Federation >>> Starship patrolling space near Earth. >>> >>> USS Enterprise located the sleeper ship, boarded and awoke its >>> passengers. >>> >>> And the rest� >>> >>> is history. >>> >>> View the attachments for this post at: >>> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?pg6883440#676883440 >>> >> Raises the question .... If this HAD been a *Suicide Mission* , why >> was the 'Botany Bay' fitted with Cryo-beds?? Isn't that just putting >> off the inevitable?? > > Because of the small chance they might make it. > Next to superior skills and superior ambitions they also had superior > optimism. > > "Hollywood or Bust". > Ah!! Right. So 'Suicide Mission' as in 'You *MIGHT* die' rather than 'You *WILL* die". -- Daniel
Re: The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO interest in being ruled any more.
Author: Wouter Valentijn
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 12:11
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 12:11
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Op 8-11-2024 om 09:06 schreef Daniel70: > Wouter Valentijn wrote on 8/11/24 8:26 am: >> Op 25-10-2024 om 10:37 schreef Daniel70: >>> MummyChunk wrote on 25/10/24 1:36 am: >>>> The Botany Bay was not a Warp vessel. >>>> >>>> DY-100 sleeper ship Botany Bay was launched in 1996 and inserted into >>>> high Earth orbit. >>>> >>>> While her initial course is unknown, the nuclear-powered ship boosted >>>> away from Earth, breaking orbit and headed out into the Galaxy, >>>> exhausting most of her fuel. >>>> >>>> While primitive by Federation standards, the Botany Bay was a >>>> well-built, strong and capable vessel designed before the breaking of >>>> the Time Barrier. Flying into the depths of space, she faithfully >>>> carried her hibernating crew DEEP past the Solar System. >>>> >>>> In truth, it was a suicide mission. >>>> >>>> Khan Noonien-Singh KNEW that a ship escaping Earth and leaving the >>>> Solar System would have NO hope of finding a new planet - it was >>>> mathematically so unlikely to be unconsidered. >>>> >>>> But they had to TRY. The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen >>>> led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO >>>> interest in being ruled any more. >>>> >>>> Singh KNEW they were going to their death deep among the stars. It >>>> was�acceptable. >>>> >>>> This great, hard man KNEW there was no coming back from the abyss. He >>>> said it himself: �Have you ever read Milton, Captain?� >>>> >>>> That says it ALL. >>>> >>>> It is better to die in the darkness of space than to accept the rule >>>> of inferior Humans. >>>> >>>> THAT is why the Botany Bay burned her engines once in Earth orbit. >>>> They would go out on a mission of conquest. ANY result would be >>>> acceptable because it would be on THEIR terms. >>>> >>>> God - it was magnificent. Glorious suicide, the final act of defiance >>>> for a people who could NOT accept surrender or the rule of another. >>>> >>>> So Botany Bay burned her engines and left the Solar System. And had it >>>> not been for a million-to-one chance and sensors that had developed in >>>> over 200 years, it would still be flying�eternally�forever. >>>> >>>> But� >>>> >>>> 271 years after its launch, SS Botany Bay was FOUND by a Federation >>>> Starship patrolling space near Earth. >>>> >>>> USS Enterprise located the sleeper ship, boarded and awoke its >>>> passengers. >>>> >>>> And the rest� >>>> >>>> is history. >>>> >>>> View the attachments for this post at: >>>> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?pg6883440#676883440 >>>> >>> Raises the question .... If this HAD been a *Suicide Mission* , why >>> was the 'Botany Bay' fitted with Cryo-beds?? Isn't that just putting >>> off the inevitable?? >> >> Because of the small chance they might make it. >> Next to superior skills and superior ambitions they also had superior >> optimism. >> >> "Hollywood or Bust". >> > Ah!! Right. So 'Suicide Mission' as in 'You *MIGHT* die' rather than > 'You *WILL* die". That's my take on it. I don't think fatalism was their thing. -- Wouter Valentijn Xander: "I'm a Comfortador also." Buffy the Vampire Slayer (s04e22): Restless http://www.nksf.nl/
Re: The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO interest in being ruled any more.
Author: Daniel70
Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 23:01
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Wouter Valentijn wrote on 9/11/24 10:11 pm: > Op 8-11-2024 om 09:06 schreef Daniel70: >> Wouter Valentijn wrote on 8/11/24 8:26 am: >>> Op 25-10-2024 om 10:37 schreef Daniel70: >>>> MummyChunk wrote on 25/10/24 1:36 am: >>>>> The Botany Bay was not a Warp vessel. >>>>> >>>>> DY-100 sleeper ship Botany Bay was launched in 1996 and inserted into >>>>> high Earth orbit. >>>>> >>>>> While her initial course is unknown, the nuclear-powered ship boosted >>>>> away from Earth, breaking orbit and headed out into the Galaxy, >>>>> exhausting most of her fuel. >>>>> >>>>> While primitive by Federation standards, the Botany Bay was a >>>>> well-built, strong and capable vessel designed before the breaking of >>>>> the Time Barrier. Flying into the depths of space, she faithfully >>>>> carried her hibernating crew DEEP past the Solar System. >>>>> >>>>> In truth, it was a suicide mission. >>>>> >>>>> Khan Noonien-Singh KNEW that a ship escaping Earth and leaving the >>>>> Solar System would have NO hope of finding a new planet - it was >>>>> mathematically so unlikely to be unconsidered. >>>>> >>>>> But they had to TRY. The last of the genetically-engineered Supermen >>>>> led by Khan Singh had been forced off Earth by a people who had NO >>>>> interest in being ruled any more. >>>>> >>>>> Singh KNEW they were going to their death deep among the stars. It >>>>> was�acceptable. >>>>> >>>>> This great, hard man KNEW there was no coming back from the abyss. He >>>>> said it himself: �Have you ever read Milton, Captain?� >>>>> >>>>> That says it ALL. >>>>> >>>>> It is better to die in the darkness of space than to accept the rule >>>>> of inferior Humans. >>>>> >>>>> THAT is why the Botany Bay burned her engines once in Earth orbit. >>>>> They would go out on a mission of conquest. ANY result would be >>>>> acceptable because it would be on THEIR terms. >>>>> >>>>> God - it was magnificent. Glorious suicide, the final act of defiance >>>>> for a people who could NOT accept surrender or the rule of another. >>>>> >>>>> So Botany Bay burned her engines and left the Solar System. And had it >>>>> not been for a million-to-one chance and sensors that had developed in >>>>> over 200 years, it would still be flying�eternally�forever. >>>>> >>>>> But� >>>>> >>>>> 271 years after its launch, SS Botany Bay was FOUND by a Federation >>>>> Starship patrolling space near Earth. >>>>> >>>>> USS Enterprise located the sleeper ship, boarded and awoke its >>>>> passengers. >>>>> >>>>> And the rest� >>>>> >>>>> is history. >>>>> >>>>> View the attachments for this post at: >>>>> http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?pg6883440#676883440 >>>>> >>>> Raises the question .... If this HAD been a *Suicide Mission* , why >>>> was the 'Botany Bay' fitted with Cryo-beds?? Isn't that just putting >>>> off the inevitable?? >>> >>> Because of the small chance they might make it. >>> Next to superior skills and superior ambitions they also had superior >>> optimism. >>> >>> "Hollywood or Bust". >>> >> Ah!! Right. So 'Suicide Mission' as in 'You *MIGHT* die' rather than >> 'You *WILL* die". > > That's my take on it. I don't think fatalism was their thing. > I was, sort of thinking if they go back, wherever, they were gunna spend the rest of their lives in jail, so they might as well "Suicide by Cop" sort of thing! -- Daniel
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