Galactica functions as a character as well as a setting. A ship develops a personality through its crew and becomes their home. Longer-range spacecraft are likely to acquire the same relationship with their occupants. Long-term habitation would therefore push their operating culture toward that of ships.
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Spacecraft become ships when crews live aboard
Long-term habitation is likely to give spacecraft the shared identity and sense of home associated with ships.