Classic Space Trek

So after I built that Star Trek bridge module, I got to thinking about how well the Classic Space and Star Trek universes would mesh.

Both are set in space, obviously. Both feature brightly-coloured uniforms. Both depict a future of cooperation and exploration rather than conflict and warfare. Even some of the set names (6929 Starfleet Voyager) sound like Trek.

 

One of the big visual differences, of course, is that Starfleet crewmembers wear uniform jerseys and beam down to Earthlike planets with breathable atmospheres, whereas Classic Space astronauts wear spacesuits all the time.

I confess that even as a kid this used to bother me, and I'd want to make airlocks and suiting-up rooms on all my bases.

 

But if the Classic Space astronauts are exploring Earthlike planets, there's surely no reason they have to wear spacesuits. So what would that look like>

Rather like my CS-torso Trek bridge, I suspect.

 

This, then is my evolution of Classic Space in the direction of Star Trek. I hope you like it.

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