Popeye isn’t really science fiction. But why do you think they call them starships instead of startanks? Kirk’s captaincy was a naval, not army rank. And Star Trek was originally envisioned as ‘Hornblower in space’: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Horatio_Hornblower. See also Honor Harrington and Daniel Leary, among others.
And if you want the ‘sail’ in ‘sailors’, consider, e.g., Carl Wiley’s ‘Clipper Ships of Space’ and Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘Sunjammer’.
Algolei I over 3 years ago
What shade of flesh-tone jerseys?
Qiset over 3 years ago
They should move out of Washington.
TheWildSow over 3 years ago
Wait a minute…WHOSE “flesh”?
ZBicyclist Premium Member over 3 years ago
Speaking of which, did the Washington Football Team come up with a new name yet?
prrdh over 3 years ago
Popeye isn’t really science fiction. But why do you think they call them starships instead of startanks? Kirk’s captaincy was a naval, not army rank. And Star Trek was originally envisioned as ‘Hornblower in space’: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Horatio_Hornblower. See also Honor Harrington and Daniel Leary, among others.
And if you want the ‘sail’ in ‘sailors’, consider, e.g., Carl Wiley’s ‘Clipper Ships of Space’ and Arthur C. Clarke’s ‘Sunjammer’.