There is more original thought in this one article than in most news papers…

“But in space, you don’t need that doorway between the sea and the sky, because your “fighter” is operating in the same medium as the mothership. You don’t need a flight deck. You just need a hatch, or maybe just a clamp that attaches the fighter to the hull if you don’t mind leaving it outside. You don’t need the big engines or the big elevated flight deck.  And hence it doesn’t make nearly so much sense to put all of your eggs in one basket.”

Aircraft Carriers in Space – By Michael Peck | Foreign Policy.