More like a Miscalibration of the respective AstroNavComps involved….Either that, or a severe Gravitational Gradient cause by an imminent Black Hole, A teaspoonful of Dwarf Star Alloy, or Olaf the Giant sitting down to Dinner in the Galley….. readers Choice!
Or the Space Station. A hodge pod of odd parts connected randomly. But a pure sphere like the Death Star is the best form for a ship, IMHO. Also, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_Sphere for the heck of it.
It’s simple, really. The Galactic North Pole (points toward Coma Berenices) defines “up”. All star ships to this day drive with their up-side pointing toward galactic north, as long as their pilots stay sober. Now as to intergalactic space travel, there we have a problem we won’t have to worry about in our lifetimes.
Gene Roddenberry made the decision at the very beginning of Star Trek nearly 50 years ago that all space ships would be shown “up,” and multiple ships would always be shown in the same orientation.
Interstellar etiquette suggests that the local station is oriented correctly, and visitors adopt their host’s orientation. Insisting the host is upside-down is rude.
@ SeaFox10 It was done in Star Trek:Wrath of Khan. Kirk went to that maneuver after Spock had commented that Khan was thinking in two dimensional tactics.
Human ships should be built with up down perspectives to make it easier for motor function brain cells to handle and in relation to gravitational force within ships. If you construct ships for micro/zero gravity then the human body has to deal with all the zero G problems that scientists are just finding out about, such as bone loss and eyeball warpage.
margueritem about 11 years ago
What a conundrum.
Veridian about 11 years ago
More like a Miscalibration of the respective AstroNavComps involved….Either that, or a severe Gravitational Gradient cause by an imminent Black Hole, A teaspoonful of Dwarf Star Alloy, or Olaf the Giant sitting down to Dinner in the Galley….. readers Choice!
Kali39 about 11 years ago
Shouldn’t Brewster be standing on his head?
WillardMBaker about 11 years ago
Or the Space Station. A hodge pod of odd parts connected randomly. But a pure sphere like the Death Star is the best form for a ship, IMHO. Also, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyson_Sphere for the heck of it.
Ray_C about 11 years ago
It’s simple, really. The Galactic North Pole (points toward Coma Berenices) defines “up”. All star ships to this day drive with their up-side pointing toward galactic north, as long as their pilots stay sober. Now as to intergalactic space travel, there we have a problem we won’t have to worry about in our lifetimes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_coordinate_system
frumdebang about 11 years ago
Gene Roddenberry made the decision at the very beginning of Star Trek nearly 50 years ago that all space ships would be shown “up,” and multiple ships would always be shown in the same orientation.
tsandl about 11 years ago
KHAAAAAAN!
GoodQuestion Premium Member about 11 years ago
Alas, Babylon, 5 . . . ☻
frumdebang about 11 years ago
My Jeep’s GPS has “spinward” and “counter spinward” on it. Now I understand.
William Pellegrini Premium Member about 11 years ago
This sounds like Congress……..
Lewis.F.LaHaise about 11 years ago
This demonstrates why flying cars would be a bad idea. More directions means more collisions.
Coyoty Premium Member about 11 years ago
Interstellar etiquette suggests that the local station is oriented correctly, and visitors adopt their host’s orientation. Insisting the host is upside-down is rude.
SFpagan about 11 years ago
@ SeaFox10 It was done in Star Trek:Wrath of Khan. Kirk went to that maneuver after Spock had commented that Khan was thinking in two dimensional tactics.
SFpagan about 11 years ago
Human ships should be built with up down perspectives to make it easier for motor function brain cells to handle and in relation to gravitational force within ships. If you construct ships for micro/zero gravity then the human body has to deal with all the zero G problems that scientists are just finding out about, such as bone loss and eyeball warpage.