Ship Design Philosophy

Starships: Cheapest Possible

A. Interesting question is, if life support is fixed overhead, so to speak, can you bottle excess?

B. Rather like excess power points from a reactor shunted off to a battery.

C. I would suppose you could energize a ten tonne stable every twenty hours, per crewmember, to pump out enough oxygen for the equivalent twenty manhours.

D. Temperature control would seem less susceptible to this method.

E. Dropping temperature could be mitigated with an arctic survival suit.

F. Increasing temperature does seem somewhat of a quandary,
 
Interesting question is, if life support is fixed overhead, so to speak, can you bottle excess?
Best to first define what is included in that cost. O2 and water are basically recyclable so no significant cost there. That leaves food, cleaning supplies, sundries replacement, any special filters. Can't think of much else that wouldn't be covered by basic and annual maintenance.

Reason enough that one of my 1st house rules was that unoccupied staterooms have no monthly cost.
 
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