What was the longest Space Shuttle Mission?
Columbia STS-80
Launched: November 19, 1996
Duration: 17 days, 15 hours, 53 minutes, 18 seconds.
Now that's the kind of life support I'd want before I stepped into a Starfury.
After the Earth Minbari War, with all the Earth Force support ships getting chopped up there's no way I'd settle for a space faring fighter that only had a days worth of air. Hell, I'd only be happy with a week minimum.
It just goes to show how much plot driven crap ended up on B5.
Starfurys went on patrol using jump-gates looking for Raiders. If you got lost or damaged how long would it take for a rescue to find you.
JMS didn't say what kind of suicide pill Earth Force pilots took with them either, but I image it must have been pretty good.
