08-18-2015, 07:15 AM
Absolutely.
Automation is the key to reducing the size of a generation ship to manageable levels; automation that allows artificial gestation (including non-human species) and automation that allows the maintenance of a minimal CELSS or some other life support system. Eventually, on arrival, these automated systems can construct a large enough habitat to house pack predators or any other arrangement of species.
This newly constructed habitat would need to be larger than the largest range area of the species included in it; preferably many times larger.
Automation is the key to reducing the size of a generation ship to manageable levels; automation that allows artificial gestation (including non-human species) and automation that allows the maintenance of a minimal CELSS or some other life support system. Eventually, on arrival, these automated systems can construct a large enough habitat to house pack predators or any other arrangement of species.
This newly constructed habitat would need to be larger than the largest range area of the species included in it; preferably many times larger.