Probably the one thing that irked me about ST XI. Based on existing canon, a Constitution class ship is too big to construct on the ground and was built in geo-sync orbit above the San Franscisco yards orbiting Earth. I understand the plot-point...the torn young man contemplating his future while watching the ships construction....but it's 'messy'. BobT
- Building starships on a planet has been seen before, in "Parallels", where we see that the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards was building a Galaxy-class starship on Mars.--31dot 10:18, 11 June 2009 (UTC)
- 31 is right. File:Utopia Planitia.jpg. --- Jaz 07:15, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
- From a manufacturing and industrial engineering standpoint I would say that we don’t know enough about the surrounding economy, the relevant technologies, or the industrial culture to know if it is better to build on the surface or in space. I personally can concoct plausible arguments for both practices based on what I have seen in canon over the years.--Hribar 16:32, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
- 31 is right. File:Utopia Planitia.jpg. --- Jaz 07:15, 12 June 2009 (UTC)
