A little bit will make all the difference

This story goes way back to the 90s, at the height of the popularity of Star Trek: TNG.

In the 60s, NASA examined the bridge of the original Enterprise and walked away happy, having learnt "insights" on what an effective command bridge should be like.
30 years later, their successors went over the design of the Galaxy class starship with hopes of learning something useful in their pursuit of designing a spaceship in the future. They found it to be perfect but for one thing. The warp nacelles have to be lowered by 0.5 mm else the stress of space travel would rip them off.


Yes, friends, future girlfriends, wives, you are fine the way you are.

Source: Federation Starship Guide

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