Dark Star story
The crew of the deteriorating starship Dark Star, twenty years into their mission to destroy unstable planets that might threaten future colonization of other planets.
9 total · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| interstellar space travel | major | The starship Dark Star crew were on a mission to destroy unstable planets in order to help pave the way for future colonization of other planets. |
| sentient bomb | major | The starship Dark Star crew used sentient bombs to obliterate unstable planets. Predictably, the bombs did not always do as they were instructed. |
| sentient computer | major | The starship Dark Star computer talked with the crew in a sophisticated manner and seemed to control much of the ship's operation. |
| sentient spaceship | major | The starship Dark Star computer talked with the crew in a sophisticated manner and seemed to control much of the ship's operation. |
| space colonization | major | The starship Dark Star crew were on a mission to destroy unstable planets in order to help pave the way for future colonization of other planets. |
| boredom | minor | The three men aboard the starship Dark Star had to improvise creative ways to pass the long periods of time in between blowing up unstable planets. |
| cryogenic technology | minor | A critically wounded Commander Powell was kept in cryogenic suspension. |
| speculative spacesuit | minor | Cal Kuniholm wore a futuristic spacesuit when he went to fix a malfunctioning laser. Doolittle used a similar spacesuit when he went outside of the spaceship to talk the sentient bomb out of detonating. |
| the dangers of radioactivity | minor | The starship Dark Star crew's request for more radiation shielding was deny because of government cutbacks. |