![]() This leads Pham on his path inwards to the Unthinking Depths, and his eventual resurrection. Unfortunately, they guess the structure of the Zones (though not the actual properties) backwards, coming to the conclusion that the bright center of the galaxy is the most likely location for advanced civilization. Vinge's characters speculate that the Spiders descend from an ancient star-faring civilization, and that the anti-gravity material and other strange artifacts have connections with that civilization. The sun's inexplicably strange behavior, the unusual planetary system (with only a solitary planet and several asteroid-sized diamonds), and the discovery of "cavorite" on the planet may indicate the system originated in the Transcend, though it is currently moving outward from the Unthinking Depths. We also have the Emergents using people as makeshift AI, and if there were in the Beyond, they would just use actual AI.Ī Deepness in the Sky takes place in the Slow Zone, though Vinge does not explain the connections, and the characters in the story remain unaware of the zones' existence. ![]() If humanity had been aware of The Beyond and how the Zones work, surely Pham would have wanted to go to The Beyond, not the Unthinking Depths. It is later revealed in Fire Upon the Deep that this put him in the "Unthinking Depths". At the end of Deepness in the Sky, Pham Nuwen embarks on a journey to the center of the galaxy.There is no mention of the Zones, let alone of the characters being aware of them.It's been a while since I read it, but my memory is that within the Deepness in the Sky setting, there are no zones other than what is later referred to as the "Slow Zone" in Fire Upon the Deep. This also tends to suggest that the region that the Qeng Ho operate in or where he went after On/Off could be at least relatively near (on a galactic scale) to the zone boundary. However, that doesn't mean that they haven't stumbled in ignorance out of the slow zone or perhaps into a region which oscillates between zones.Īlso we learn later on that Pham Nyguen (or his body anyway) ends up in a higher zone of thought. In Deepness the concept of zones of thought is apparently unknown to all the characters (and I think not even mentioned in that book itself). What zone of thought is the OnOff system in? However the human fleets which reach the planet are clearly comprised of slow zone ships. These are not characteristics typical of the slow zone, and seem like they could result from the system being located in a higher zone of thought. The star itself spends most of its time essentially dark while the planet contains minerals which seem to have antigravity properties. The merged operation will continue to develop the Cavorite X5 aircraft in addition to Astro Aerospace’s Elroy and Alta models.In A Deepness in the Sky, the OnOff star and the spider's planet both exhibit unusual properties. In June 2021, Astro Aerospace completed its acquisition of the Cavorite X5’s manufacturer Horizon Aircraft. In addition to further development of the X5, the company also plans to advance development of its smaller autonomous Elroy model and the Alta logistics platform. In February of 2021, Astro Aerospace announced their acquisition of Horizon Aircraft, and intends to build upon the existing Cavorite X5 prototype, which the company promises to finish shortly, although there is no clear timeline on when the company hopes to achieve commercial certification. The larger hybrid-electric engine and wings allow the aircraft to be landed conventionally if there is insufficient battery power to land vertically. This design accommodates one pilot and four passengers, with a typical cruise speed of 215 mph and a range of approximately 310 miles. ![]() As a result, during cruise, this X5 flies more like a plane than it does a multicopter. The aircraft uses two primary means of propulsion: 16 duct-in-wing motors that allow the aircraft to move vertically, and a more powerful hybrid-electric motor to produce more powerful horizontal thrust. ![]() The Cavorite X5 is an eVTOL designed by Horizon Aircraft which takes its aim to operate for applications including disaster relief, emergency medical, cargo transport, and air taxi services.
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