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Originally Posted by Hugh_Jazz  When two ships meet in the middle of outer space in Star Trek, why are they always the same way up? |
I think they're modeled on the flight patterns of fighter planes - certainly, in the case of Star Wars, George Lucas made the space battles look like WWII dog fights.
I suppose it's just simpler from our perspective.
Anyway, the transporter in Star Trek throws up more questions than this!