Carnival of Space week 45 is up at missyfrye.net
Centauri Dreams talks about replication machines and space colonization
I recently took a look at these visions and came up with a Von Neumann probe taxonomy. I came up with 7 basic spacecraft functions:
1. Exploration
2. Communication
3. Working
4. Colonization
5. Uplifting
6. Berserking
7. Policing
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