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--- telecommunications [2011/07/31 01:08] – [Telecommunications] Updated interstellar travel time estimate. hagalaz
+++ telecommunications [2011/07/31 01:09] – [Telecommunications] - grammar. hagalaz
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 Interplanetary communication is handled by various broadcast media which are still limited by the speed of light, making instantaneous communication nearly impossible.  Text-only, audio and video recordings are the medium of choice for long-distance communication, and as a general rule, will take minutes to hours to transmit between worlds.
-Interstellar communications are handled by a both automated and manned spacecraft.  Sol, Iridia, and Thinora systems each have one pair of dedicated hyperspace-capable craft, nicknamed "express boats", and each system also has an express boat tender: a mothership that services and refuels express boats, and serves as a local clearinghouse for messages to be relayed outsystem and insystem.
+Interstellar communications are handled by both automated and manned spacecraft.  Sol, Iridia, and Thinora systems each have one pair of dedicated hyperspace-capable craft, nicknamed "express boats", and each system also has an express boat tender: a mothership that services and refuels express boats, and serves as a local clearinghouse for messages to be relayed outsystem and insystem.
 While each express boat is being serviced, it dumps the contents of its secure memory to the tender for broadcast in-system, and receives outgoing messages from the tender for transport to other systems.  Once the express boat is ready, it returns to hyperspace and heads to one of two other destination systems.  Generally, the route is as follows: