Norris in the 5FW and Starports

"James M. Kelleher" [email removed] writes:

> In the campain during the 5th fronteer war she was put in the same
> "Hospital" as Norris for their "Health" They were busted out ( That is a long
> story but her husband had something to do with it...)

Wasn't Norris' `hospitalization' really a cover for his mission to retrieve
the Imperial Warrant from interdicted Algine that he used to replace Admiral
Santanocheev?  I'm not taking issue with varying from the `official' setting
but rather just wonder if someone can confirm this `memory' of mine.


[email removed] (Roger Sanger) asks:

> WHAT IS IN A STARPORT?

Well, first you need to know what era (CT/MT or TNE) and what class.  Let's
assume you're looking for a CT/MT (or TNE in the Regency) class A or B.  It's
going to be similar to a modern cargo and passenger airport combined with an
aircraft manufacturing plant combined with a sea port and shipyard.  Besides
passenger and cargo dis/embarkation facilities there are going to be shipbuiding
facilities, maintenance facilities and a ship trials range.  There will be
customs facilites, security facilites, traffic control facilities and military
facilities if a base is present.  There will be `operations' facilities much
like at any large place of employment: offices, cafeterias, day care, lounges,
employee parking (or mass transit stations), etc.

There will be passenger and cargo interface facilites: parking, mass transit
stations, cargo vehicle (truck) docks, taxi and shuttle stands, etc.

The `startown' region beyond the extrality fence will have passenger
accommodations, employee `stress relief' establishments (bars, brothels, etc.),
commercial offices and warehouses, and housing for port employees.  Convention,
retail (the `mall') or `theme park' facilities may also exist here.

If the port has an orbital element some or all of these things may be located
there.

That should get you started.

David Johnson
Houston, Texas, USA