Type 2 Civilization

[on the Kardashev scale]

Build Spaceships
Sep 9, 2018 · 9 min read

A red square flashed but the buzzing stopped; the computer was unusually excited.

“Dr. Greene, there is an object of interest, 40,000 km starboard of our flight path,” said a British and somewhat motherly electronic voice.

Nathan R. Greene rubbed his chin and tried to make heads or tails of it. “We haven’t passed anything since that debris field 15 years ago. And what do you mean an object of interest?”

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Build Spaceships

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High concept hard sci-fi to inspire your inner rocket building, planet-hopping, astrophysicist space pirate. 🚀

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