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[[File:Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg|thumb|300px|Generation Ship Odysseus, orbiting Ross 859 B 1]] | [[File:Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg|thumb|300px|Generation Ship Odysseus, orbiting Ross 859 B 1]] | ||
A '''Generation Ship''' is a large starship with a self-sustaining environment that travels interstellar distances at sub-light speeds. These vessels were conceived before the advent of faster-than-light travel and cryogenic stasis, and were designed to support hundreds or thousands of people for centuries. Successive generations of colonists would be born and raised in the confines of a Generation Ship until it finally arrived at its destination world, which the latest generation would then colonise. By 34th century standards, Generation Ships are classified as a type of [[Megaship]]. | A '''Generation Ship''' is a large starship with a self-sustaining environment that travels interstellar distances at sub-light speeds. These vessels were conceived before the advent of faster-than-light travel and cryogenic stasis, and were designed to support hundreds or thousands of people for centuries. Successive generations of colonists would be born and raised in the confines of a Generation Ship until it finally arrived at its destination world, which the latest generation would then colonise. In theory, time dilation would make a generation ship unnecessary, as time would move slower in the ship, but this was likely unaccounted for by the developers. By 34th century standards, Generation Ships are classified as a type of [[Megaship]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||