Short range spaceship used for travel between a
starship and a planet. Similar to a
shuttle, however a dropship is usually designed to be carried inside a
starship and is viewed as a ships boat, while a
shuttle is usually based on a ground installation or spacestation.
[Source: A Layman's Guide to Wormhole Technology]
Collective name for four star catalogues. The individual catalogues are the
Bonner Durchmusterung
(BD), the
Sudentliche Durchmusterung
(SD), the
Cordoba Durchmusterung
(CD), and the
Cape Photographic Durchmusterung
(CP). Originally the names of stars listed in the Durchmusterungs consisted of a pair
of letters identifying the individual catalogue, followed by a plus or minus and the declination (as viewed from a
telescope on Earth). After a space a second number was listed. The four
catalogues have now been combined into one, and the individual catalogue letters have been replaced by
DM.
