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Re: More Astronomical Goodness
Posted By: Dan Rudolph <Ace_of_Sevens@mac.com>Date: 7/24/00 8:11 a.m.

In Response To: More Astronomical Goodness (SiliconDream =PN=)

> Tau Ceti is, of course, the site of the Pfhor attack on the
> ill-fated Marathon. The Pfhor Empire doesn't seem to include the
> Tau Ceti system; if there was a permanent Pfhor presence there,
> then a) the Pfhor would have easily located and attacked Earth
> prior to Marathon 1 and b) it wouldn't have taken months for
> reinforcements to arrive after the takeover of the Sfiera. So
> apparently Tau Ceti is a region of space not well-known to or
> well-traveled by the Pfhor. It's also apparent that Tau Ceti was
> never recolonized by humanity following the destruction of the
> Marathon colony; otherwise the existence of aliens would be
> common knowledge prior to Halo (which is not the case).

Are you sure? I think they knew about aliens, they just didn't know about the Covenant. They have a space-navy for something.

> It's almost a certainty that *some* humans know about the events
> of Marathon 1. After all, as soon as humanity developed FTL
> drive they would have gone after the Marathon. It's one of the
> most famous ships in history; it's the reason Mars only has one
> moon; and, if successful, it's given rise to a human colony. If
> only out of curiosity and desire to exploit Tau Ceti's
> resources, we would have gone over there.

Robert Blake and his men made it back to Earth, so humanity would know about what happened to the Marathon. Humans didn't invent FTL, Durandal gave it to them.

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Replies:

More Astronomical GoodnessSiliconDream =PN= 7/24/00 12:21 a.m.
     Re: More Astronomical GoodnessDan Rudolph 7/24/00 8:11 a.m.
           Re: More Astronomical GoodnessSiliconDream =PN= 7/24/00 12:42 p.m.
                 Re: More Astronomical GoodnessDan Rudolph 7/24/00 3:44 p.m.
                       Re: More Astronomical GoodnessSiliconDream =PN= 7/24/00 10:35 p.m.
                 Different PathsOctavio XVIII 7/24/00 5:06 p.m.
     Re: More Astronomical GoodnessJohn Caf 7/24/00 11:57 p.m.



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