We’re at b52j now, b52x would be 14 variants away. Stardate 53000 is 351 years away.
That’s 25 years per variant average, a lot less than I thought it’d be!

Unlike Starlink, the B-52 doesn’t interfere with astronomy due to the orbiting fleet being clad in transparent aluminum.

I like how this is the future version of getting a send-off by the USS Constitution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution

USS Enterprise NCC-1701D

Code name: “The Love Shack”