TOS Earth Spacedock

[Acenos]

Has anyone (except Franz Joseph) here made a rendition of what the TOS version of Earth Spacedock or at least a station that takes the place and fulfills the same role as the Earth Spacedock?

 

[Mysterion]

Am I the only one who feels something as large as the Spacedock seen in ST III or the Franz Joseph Starbase One station should be at the L-5 point rather than in Earth orbit? Just seems like that it would be more manageable that way in terms of needing to maintain an orbit/position, as well as traffic management.

 

[Tallguy]

"Making sense" was not on the priority list with that design.

And you have to figure that what we saw in STIII WAS the TOS era design.

 

[Acenos]

"Making sense" was not on the priority list with that design.

And you have to figure that what we saw in STIII WAS the TOS era design.

I Mean TOS as in 60's/early70's era TOS/TAS

 

[FormerLurker]

"Making sense" was not on the priority list with that design.

And you have to figure that what we saw in STIII WAS the TOS era design.

My headcanon says that what they're building at the beginning of TMP with all the workbees flying plateglass and stuff around is Spacedock. The cage/cradle setups are for one purpose, and the big, hollow thing is for another, and they've decided they need to serve that purpose as well.

 

[STRenegade]

Spacedock was under construction in 2256. You see it towards the end of DSC.

 

[Henoch]

Am I the only one who feels something as large as the Spacedock seen in ST III or the Franz Joseph Starbase One station should be at the L-5 point rather than in Earth orbit? Just seems like that it would be more manageable that way in terms of needing to maintain an orbit/position, as well as traffic management.

Nah, L5 is really far out. It's probably at geosynchronous orbit (GEO), 35,786 kilometers coincide with the rotation of the Earth every twenty-four hours. That's where your satellite dish points. Where on the equator is it located? Who knows. Logically, it would be either over SF Starfleet Academy/HQ, Paris Federation HQ or over Greenwich, England.

 

[Albertese]

Fun fact: Franz Joseph's Star Fleet Headquarters was supposed to be located five parsecs away from Earth, in the direction of the Galactic Rim. It was nowhere near Earth at all. This is in the SFTM on page TO:02:07:02.

--Alex