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This is a list of fictional spacecraft, starships and exo-atmospheric vessels that have been identified by name in notable published works of fiction. The term "
spacecraft A spacecraft is a vehicle or machine designed to spaceflight, fly in outer space. A type of artificial satellite, spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including Telecommunications, communications, Earth observation satellite, Earth ...
" is mainly used to refer to spacecraft that are real or conceived using present technology. The terms " spaceship" and "
starship A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for interstellar travel, traveling between planetary systems. The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 188 ...
" are generally applied only to fictional space vehicles, usually those capable of
transport Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipel ...
ing people. Spaceships are often one of the key
plot devices A plot device or plot mechanism is any technique in a narrative used to move the plot forward. A clichéd plot device may annoy the reader and a contrived or arbitrary device may confuse the reader, causing a loss of the suspension of disbelief ...
in
science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, Paral ...
. Numerous
short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...
and
novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
s are built up around various ideas for spacecraft, and spacecraft have featured in many films and television series. Some
hard science fiction Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic. The term was first used in print in 1957 by P. Schuyler Miller in a review of John W. Campbell's ''Islands of Space'' in the Nove ...
books focus on the technical details of the craft. Some fictional spaceships have been referenced in the real world, notably Starship ''Enterprise'' from ''
Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...
'' which gave its name to Space Shuttle ''Enterprise'' and to the VSS ''Enterprise''. For other ships from ''
Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...
'', ''
Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...
'', ''
Robotech ''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985. The show was adapted from ...
'', and other major franchises, see the separate lists linked below.


Space stations


Shuttles

(Planetary surface to orbit) *''Moonraker''s – Drax Industries
NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedi ...
-style
Space Shuttle The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program na ...
s featured in the 1979 ''
James Bond The ''James Bond'' series focuses on a fictional Secret Intelligence Service, British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since Fleming's death in 19 ...
'' film ''
Moonraker Moonraker may refer to: * Moonrakers, a colloquialism for people from Wiltshire, England ''James Bond'' media franchise * ''Moonraker'' (novel), a 1955 James Bond novel by Ian Fleming * ''Moonraker'' (film), a 1979 film based on the novel * ...
'' and in the 2012 video game ''
007 Legends ''007 Legends'' is a first-person shooter video game featuring the character of British secret agent James Bond. It was developed by Eurocom and first released by Activision on October 2012 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with Microsoft Windows ...
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Orion III The Orion-Ikarus 286, commonly known as the Orion III, was an articulated bus marketed to Canadian transit operators by Ontario Bus Industries (OBI). It was produced as a joint venture between Ikarus Body and Coach Works and OBI from 1985 to 19 ...
'' ("Pan Am Space Clipper") – a shuttle used to transport Dr. Heywood Floyd into space, in Arthur C. Clarke's and Stanley Kubrick’s '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' *SSTO-TAV-37B Space Shuttlecraft – used in
James Cameron James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post- New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing the boundaries of cinematic capability ...
’s 2009 film ''
Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appeara ...
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Space Shuttle orbiter The Space Shuttle orbiter is the spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle, a partially reusable orbital spacecraft system that was part of the discontinued Space Shuttle program. Operated from 1977 to 2011 by NASA, the U.S. space agency, thi ...
s

*''Churchill'' – '' Lifeforce'' *''Daedalus'' – ''
Space Cowboys ''Space Cowboys'' is a 2000 American adventure drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. It stars Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner as four older "ex-test pilots" who are sent into space to repair an old So ...
'' *''Explorer'' – from the 2013 film ''
Gravity In physics, gravity () is a fundamental interaction which causes mutual attraction between all things with mass or energy. Gravity is, by far, the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, approximately 1038 times weaker than the str ...
'' *''Excalibur'' –
Henry Henshaw Henry Wetherbee Henshaw (March 3, 1850 – August 1, 1930) was an American ornithologist and ethnologist. He worked at the U.S. Bureau of Ethnology from 1888 to 1892 and was editor of the journal ''American Anthropologist''. Biography Early li ...
's shuttle in Superman comics. *''Intrepid'' – in
Payne Harrison Payne Harrison (born 1948/'49) is an American author. Harrison is a ''New York Times'' bestselling writer, and author of five novels in the genres of mystery, espionage, techno-thriller and military. Bibliography Harrison holds B.A. and M.A. deg ...
's novel ''Storming Intrepid''Harrison, Payne. ''Storming Intrepid''. Ivy Books, 1990. *''Odyssey'' – ''
Odyssey 5 ''Odyssey 5'' is a Canadian science fiction series, which was shown in 2002 on Space in Canada and on Showtime in the United States. The premise involves five space travelers who witness the destruction of the Earth; they are given the opportun ...
'' *''Pleiades'' – in
David Brin Glen David Brin (born October 6, 1950) is an American scientist and author of science fiction. He has won the Hugo,Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's surf ...
''Brin, David. ''Earth''.
Bantam Books Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by parent company Random House, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. ...
, 1990.
*Roger – the anthropomorphic NASCA (a play on "
NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedi ...
", "car" and "
NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and h ...
") Space Shuttle orbiter in the ''
Cars Toons ''Cars Toons'' is a television series of American computer-animated short films produced by Pixar. It features the main characters Lightning McQueen and Mater from Pixar's ''Cars'' franchise non-canonically in the original plot. Larry the ...
'' episode "Moon Mater" *X-71 shuttles (''Freedom'' and ''Independence'') – specialized
USAF The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Aerial warfare, air military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part ...
Space Shuttle orbiters from the 1998 film ''
Armageddon According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Armageddon (, from grc, Ἁρμαγεδών ''Harmagedōn'', Late Latin: , from Hebrew: ''Har Məgīddō'') is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies ...
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'' – passenger lunar lander in Arthur C. Clarke's and
Stanley Kubrick's Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films, almost all of which are adaptations of nove ...
'' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' *
Eagle Transporter ''Space: 1999'' is a British science-fiction television programme that ran for two series from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, set in the year 1999, nuclear waste stored on the Moon's far side explodes, knocking the Moon out of orbit an ...
Moonbase Alpha's modular service craft in '' Space: 1999'' *''
Friede ''Friede'' (German: peace) was a fictional spacecraft designed by Hermann Oberth and was featured in the 1929 silent movie ''Woman in the Moon''. The ''Friede'' was, at the time, the most realistic depiction of space travel, having multiple stage ...
'' – Moon rocket in 1929 German film ''
Frau im Mond ''Honorifics'' are words that connote esteem or respect when used in addressing or referring to a person. In the German language, honorifics distinguish people by age, sex, profession, academic achievement, and rank. In the past, a distinction was ...
'' (''Woman in the Moon'') *
Mark IX Hawk ''Space: 1999'' is a British science-fiction television programme that ran for two series from 1975 to 1977. In the opening episode, set in the year 1999, nuclear waste stored on the Moon's far side explodes, knocking the Moon out of orbit an ...
– space fighter similar to the ''Eagle'' in '' Space: 1999'' *''Mayflower One'' – '' Airplane II: The Sequel'' *Unnamed "projectile" – ''
From the Earth to the Moon ''From the Earth to the Moon: A Direct Route in 97 Hours, 20 Minutes'' (french: De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes) is an 1865 novel by Jules Verne. It tells the story of the Baltimore Gun Club, a post-American Civil W ...
'' and ''
Around the Moon ''Around the Moon'' (french: Autour de la Lune, 1869), also translated as ''Circling the Moon'' and ''All Around the Moon'', is the sequel to Jules Verne's 1865 novel, ''From the Earth to the Moon''. It is a science fiction tale which continues th ...
'' by
Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraord ...
(1865)


Interplanetary

*''Aether'' — a large modular crewed spacecraft returning from a 2-year mission in the ongoing colonization of the fictional habitable Jovian moon X-13 in the 2020 movie ''
The Midnight Sky ''The Midnight Sky'' is a 2020 American science fiction film directed by George Clooney based on the 2016 novel ''Good Morning, Midnight'' by Lily Brooks-Dalton. The script was written by Mark L. Smith. Clooney plays a leading role in his film ...
'' *''Anastasia'' —
Dan Dare Dan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories. Dare appeared in the ''Eagle'' comic story ''Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future'' from 1950 to 1967 (and subsequently in rep ...
's personal ship *''Bebop'' — titular ship of the series '' Cowboy Bebop'' *''Bilkis'' – an experimental spaceship in the anime series ''
Geneshaft is a Japanese science fiction anime television series set in space, produced by Bandai Visual in 2001, and directed by Kazuki Akane (of Escaflowne fame). It was broadcast on the WOWOW network and was translated and dubbed into English by the ...
'' *''Cepheus'' — a ship made for transport between different bases and colonies in the deep Solar System in the movie '' Ad Astra. *''
Discovery One The United States Spacecraft ''Discovery One'' is a fictional spaceship featured in the first two novels of the '' Space Odyssey'' series by Arthur C. Clarke and in the films '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' (1968) directed by Stanley Kubrick and '' 2 ...
'' – a scientific research spacecraft sent to Jupiter in the novels: "2001: A Space Odyssey" and "2010: Odyssey Two" and the corresponding films: "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) and "2010: The Year We Make Contact" (1984). *''Europa One'' – a scientific research spacecraft made to send astronauts to Jupiter’s moon Europa to find extraterrestrial life under the moons surface in ''
Europa Report ''Europa Report'' is a 2013 American science fiction film directed by Sebastián Cordero and written by Philip Gelatt. It stars Christian Camargo, Anamaria Marinca, Michael Nyqvist, Daniel Wu, Karolina Wydra, and Sharlto Copley. A found footage ...
''. **''Lander'' – a ship used as a way to transport the crew of ''Europa One'' to the surface of Europa. It contains mining and recording materials to search for alien life under the surface of the moon. *''Excelsior'' – from the 1918 Danish film '' Himmelskibet'' (''A Trip to Mars''), "The film that marked the beginning of the space opera subgenre of science fiction." —
Phil Hardy Philip Hardy (born 9 April 1973) is an English-born former Ireland under-21 footballer who played as a left-back. With Welsh club Wrexham from 1990 to 2001, he played more than 450 games under manager Brian Flynn. He was named on the PFA Te ...
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F-302 Over its decade of existence, science fiction TV series ''Stargate SG-1'' developed an extensive and detailed backdrop of diverse characters. Many of the characters are members of alien species discovered while exploring the galaxy through the ...
Mongoose'' – air/space/hyperdrive strike craft in ''
Stargate SG-1 ''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is ...
'' *''Hermes'' – a reusable
NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedi ...
spacecraft manufactured by the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in the City of La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Founded in the 1930s by Caltech researchers, JPL is owned by NASA ...
for the Ares program to Mars in Andy Weir's and
Ridley Scott's Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is a British film director and producer. Directing, among others, science fiction films, his work is known for its atmospheric and highly concentrated visual style. Scott has received many accolades thr ...
''The Martian'' **''MAV (Mars Ascent Vehicle)'' and ''MDV (Mars Descent Vehicle)'' landers – non-reusable landers used during the Ares missions *''Hunter IV'' – personal fighter of Samus Aran from the Metroid series *''Icarus I'' and ''Icarus II'' – spaceships from the 2007 movie ''
Sunshine Sunlight is a portion of the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, in particular infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. On Earth, sunlight is scattered and filtered through Earth's atmosphere, and is obvious as daylight when ...
'' *''Lewis & Clark'' – rescue ship sent to retrieve the ''
Event Horizon In astrophysics, an event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an observer. Wolfgang Rindler coined the term in the 1950s. In 1784, John Michell proposed that gravity can be strong enough in the vicinity of massive compact ob ...
'' *''Mars I'' and ''Mars II'' – from the 2000 film ''
Mission to Mars ''Mission to Mars'' is a 2000 American science fiction adventure film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Jim Thomas, John Thomas, and Graham Yost, and suggested by Disney's theme park attraction of the same name. The film depicts the first ...
'' *unnamed modular
Mars cycler A Mars cycler (or Earth–Mars cycler) is a kind of spacecraft trajectory that encounters Earth and Mars regularly. The term Mars cycler may also refer to a spacecraft on a Mars cycler trajectory. The Aldrin cycler is an example of a Mars cycl ...
spacecraft tethered to launch vehicle ''Kingfisher'' to create
artificial gravity Artificial gravity is the creation of an inertial force that mimics the effects of a gravitational force, usually by rotation. Artificial gravity, or rotational gravity, is thus the appearance of a centrifugal force in a rotating frame of r ...
for the fictional 2-year Mars mission MTS-42 in the 2021 movie ''
Stowaway A stowaway or clandestine traveller is a person who secretly boards a vehicle, such as a ship, an aircraft, a train, cargo truck or bus. Sometimes, the purpose is to get from one place to another without paying for transportation. In other c ...
'' *''Messiah'' – an
Orion spacecraft Orion (officially Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle or Orion MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used in NASA's Artemis program. The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module (CM) space capsule designed by Lockheed Martin and the Europ ...
designed to prevent a comet hitting Earth in the 1998 film '' Deep Impact'' *''Nightflyer'' – craft from the American horror science fiction television series
Nightflyers ''Nightflyers'' is a science fiction horror novella by American writer George R. R. Martin, released as a short novella in 1980 and as an expanded novella in 1981. A short story collection of the same name was released in 1985 that includes the e ...
*''Odyssey'' – spacecraft designed to visit
Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; ...
's moon
Titan Titan most often refers to: * Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn * Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology Titan or Titans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Fictional locations * Titan in fiction, fiction ...
in the 2013 film ''
Oblivion Oblivion may refer to: Film * ''Oblivion'' (1994 film), an American space Western * ''Oblivion'' (2013 film), an American post-apocalyptic science fiction film Literature * ''Oblivion'' (''Power of Five''), a 2012 novel by Anthony Horowitz * ...
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Orbit Jet The ''Orbit Jet'' was a fictional spaceship in the 1954 TV series ''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger''. It strongly resembled a V-2 rocket in overall form, with a very prominent exhaust plume when flying, but had wings in addition to tail fins (even its ...
'' – United Worlds XV-2 ''
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger ''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger'' is an American science fiction television serial originally broadcast in syndication from February to November 1954. The show lasted for only two seasons and, though syndicated sporadically, dropped into obscurity. ...
'', 1954 TV series *''Rocinante'' – Martian corvette, centerpiece of ''The Expanse'' (
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and
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) *''Rocket'' – from ''
Little Einsteins ''Little Einsteins'' is an American animated children's television series based on the Baby Einstein line of videos. It was produced by The Baby Einstein Company (which, at the time, was owned by Disney) and animated by Curious Pictures. The s ...
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Ryvius is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The character and mecha designs in ''RYVIUS'' were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as the character designer for ''Gundam SEED''. The series is also noted for its ...
'' – the title spacecraft from the anime series ''
Infinite Ryvius is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The character and mecha designs in ''RYVIUS'' were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as the character designer for ''Gundam SEED''. The series is also noted for its ...
'' *SA-43 Hammerhead Mk 1 – U.S.M.C. VTOL atmosphere/space fighter in 2063 '' Space: Above and Beyond'', 1995 TV series *''Scorpio'' E-X-1 – '' It's About Time'' *''
Serenity Serenity may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Serenity'' (2019 film), a thriller starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Diane Lane * Sailor Moon (character), also known as Princess Serenity and Neo-Queen Serenity, in the ' ...
'' – an interplanetary spacecraft from the TV series ''
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'' and the 2005 science fiction movie ''
Serenity Serenity may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Serenity'' (2019 film), a thriller starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Diane Lane * Sailor Moon (character), also known as Princess Serenity and Neo-Queen Serenity, in the ' ...
'' *USS ''Cygnus'' – from Disney’s ''
The Black Hole ''The Black Hole'' is a 1979 American science fiction film directed by Gary Nelson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. The film stars Maximilian Schell, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms, Yvette Mimieux, Anthony Perkins and Ernest Borgnine, ...
'' *''Valley Forge'' –
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space freighter, outfitted with geodesic dome greenhouses preserving the last forests in the 1972 film ''
Silent Running ''Silent Running'' is a 1972 American environmental-themed post-apocalyptic science fiction film. It is the directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, and stars Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, and Jesse Vint. Plot In the future, all plant l ...
'' *''
Zero-X ''Zero-X'' (spelling variants include "''Zero X''" or "''ZeroX''") is a fictional Earth spacecraft that first appeared in two of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation productions, the 1966 film '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' and the 1967 tel ...
'' –
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film '' Thunderbirds Are Go''


Interstellar


Military or exploration

*''Amaterasu'' (天照) – the third Freedom Guard Ship of the Kibi Planetary Nation ''(
Starship Operators A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for interstellar travel, traveling between planetary systems. The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 188 ...
)'' *''Arcadia'' (アルカディア号) – the most powerful space battleship in the ''
Captain Harlock is a fictional character and protagonist of the ''Space Pirate Captain Harlock'' manga series created by Leiji Matsumoto. Harlock is the archetypical Romantic hero, a space pirate with an individualist philosophy of life. He is as noble as he ...
'' universe, created by Tochiro Oyama as his final gift to his friend Harlock before his inevitable demise *''LCAM-01XA Archangel'' – a state-of-the-art warship from the anime
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has deve ...
&
SEED Destiny is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise (company), Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Directo ...
. The first of its class, which it also takes its name from Archangel. She has a nearly identical sister-ship known as the ''Dominion.'' Both ships are named after the ''
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,'' and had there been a 3rd sister-ship, she would've most likely been called the
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im. *''Argonaut'' – the most advanced starship of the Iron Tribe in the anime series '' Heroic Age'' *''Ark'' – a ship from ''
Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...
''. The flagship of the Autobots commanded by Optimus Prime in several ''Transformers'' series. The computer of the ship was called Teletraan I (voice provided by
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), and it provided intelligence to the Autobots for their various missions. The ''
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'' saw it crashing on Earth several million years prior to 1984, and it was discovered some three million years before then by the characters of '' Beast Wars: Transformers''. *''Aurora'' — Private starship owned by Alterra which had a mission of terraforming planets but was shot down when attempting a slingshot maneuver around planet 4546B.'' (From the Subnautica video game) *''Athena'' –
starship A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for interstellar travel, traveling between planetary systems. The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 188 ...
which transports humans to a
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orbiting the planet Solaris in the 2002 film ''
Solaris Solaris may refer to: Arts and entertainment Literature, television and film * ''Solaris'' (novel), a 1961 science fiction novel by Stanisław Lem ** ''Solaris'' (1968 film), directed by Boris Nirenburg ** ''Solaris'' (1972 film), directed by ...
'' *''Avalon'' – the Homestead Company (also using
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hardware) starliner in the film ''
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'', which transports emigrates from the Earth to Homestead II *''Axalon'' - A Maximal exploration ship in the Beast Wars: Transformers series *''Axiom'' – the Buy n' Large starliner in the films ''
WALL-E ''WALL-E'' (stylized with an interpunct as ''WALL·E'') is a 2008 American computer animation, computer-animated science fiction film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed and co-written by ...
'' and '' BURN-E'', which is used, together with other starships, to provide a temporary home for humanity, but the originally planned 5-year cruise turns into a 700-year time period. *''Basroil'' – a starship commanded by Lafiel in the anime series ''
Banner of the Stars is a Japanese series of science fiction novels written by Hiroyuki Morioka, which serve as a sequel to '' Crest of the Stars''. Three novels in the series have been adapted into anime. The first series, '' Banner of the Stars'' (13 epi ...
'' *
Basestar The Cylons are the main antagonists of the human race in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' science fiction franchise, making appearances in the original Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), 1978 series, the Galactica 1980, 1980 series, the Batt ...
– the Cylon capital ships in the '' Battlestar Galactica'' universe *''Bellerophon'' – the ship that took colonists to Altair IV in ''
Forbidden Planet ''Forbidden Planet'' is a 1956 American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, and directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a script by Cyril Hume that was based on an original film story by Allen Adler and Irving ...
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C-57D The United Planets Cruiser ''C-57D'' is a fictional starship featured in MGM's 1956 science fiction film '' Forbidden Planet''. The design used for the starship is a flying saucer, inspired by the spate of UFO sightings during the 1950s, and wh ...
'' – the United Planets cruiser that was sent to the planet Altair IV in ''
Forbidden Planet ''Forbidden Planet'' is a 1956 American science fiction film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Nicholas Nayfack, and directed by Fred M. Wilcox from a script by Cyril Hume that was based on an original film story by Allen Adler and Irving ...
'' *''Conquistador'' – the largest battleship of the Henrietta Planetary Alliance ''(
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Daban Urnud Nuclear pulse propulsion is a common feature of hard science fiction stories, as the idea offers high thrust and/or high specific impulse drives without requiring new physics. Books * From 1932 to 1933, Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer wrote " ...
'' – interdimensional
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that visits the planet of Arbre in the Neil Stephenson novel ''
Anathem ''Anathem'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson, published in 2008. Major themes include the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and the philosophical debate between Platonic realism and nominalism. Plot s ...
'' *'' Dark Star'' *"The Derelict" – the name given to the abandoned alien spacecraft discovered by the crew of the deep space tug ''Nostromo'' in the film ''
Alien Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...
'' (1979) * ' – The Predacon transwarp ship in the ''
Beast Wars Beast most often refers to: * Non-human animal * Monster Beast or Beasts may also refer to: Bible * Beast (Revelation), two beasts described in the Book of Revelation Computing and gaming * Beast (card game), English name of historical Fren ...
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television series A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, excluding breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed ...
. The name was spelled with a ''y'' in the ''
Beast Wars Beast most often refers to: * Non-human animal * Monster Beast or Beasts may also refer to: Bible * Beast (Revelation), two beasts described in the Book of Revelation Computing and gaming * Beast (card game), English name of historical Fren ...
'' video game and in the DVD box set. In IDW Publishing's 2008 ''Beast Wars Sourcebook'' it was spelled "Darkside". The ship's computer was voiced by Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff. *''Destiny Ascension'' – an Asari dreadnaught with a crew of 10,000 that serves as the flagship of the Citadel fleet in the ''
Mass Effect ''Mass Effect'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson, Drew Karpyshyn and Preston Watamaniuk. The franchise depicts a distant future where humanity and several alien civilizations have colonized the known univer ...
'' universe *EAS ''Agamemnon'' – ''(
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)'' *''Eltrium'' - Earth’s flagship of its interstellar fleet originally created as an evacuation ship in case of extraterrestrial attacks in ''
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''. *''Endurance'' –
NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedi ...
spacecraft/space station hybrid capable of traveling through
wormhole A wormhole ( Einstein-Rosen bridge) is a hypothetical structure connecting disparate points in spacetime, and is based on a special solution of the Einstein field equations. A wormhole can be visualized as a tunnel with two ends at separate p ...
s, mothership to Rangers and Landers in '' Interstellar'' **Lander – two cargo spacecraft used in the ''Endurance'' mission to transport materials from the ''Endurance'' to Mann's planet; Lander 1 is later used by TARS to propel the craft far enough from SMBH Gargantua. **Ranger – various
SSTO A single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle reaches orbit from the surface of a body using only propellants and fluids and without expending tanks, engines, or other major hardware. The term usually, but not exclusively, refers to reusable vehicles ...
spaceplanes featured in ''Interstellar'': the Ranger Test Article, piloted by Cooper during his crash; the twelve Rangers used during the Lazarus missions to carry astronauts through the wormhole to twelve potentially habitable planets; Ranger 1 and Ranger 2 used to carry personnel from the ''Endurance'' to Miller's, Mann's and Edmunds's planets (Ranger 2 is later used by Cooper like TARS's Lander); the futuristic Rangers, used around
Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth; ...
as the Cooper station's auxiliary craft (one is later stolen by Cooper and TARS to rejoin with Amelia on Edmunds's planet). *''
Event Horizon In astrophysics, an event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an observer. Wolfgang Rindler coined the term in the 1950s. In 1784, John Michell proposed that gravity can be strong enough in the vicinity of massive compact ob ...
'' – gravity drive exploration starship, aiming to explore
Proxima Centauri Proxima Centauri is a small, low-mass star located away from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Its Latin name means the 'nearest tarof Centaurus'. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes and is the nearest- ...
, disappears on its maiden voyage and rediscovered seven years later with its crew missing, a space-borne ''"
Mary Celeste ''Mary Celeste'' (; often erroneously referred to as Marie Celeste) was an American-registered merchant brigantine, best known for being discovered adrift and deserted in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands on December 4, 1872. The Cana ...
"'' *''Exelion'' - 12 kilometer long warship originally commissioned as Earth’s flagship in ''
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''. *''
Hyperion Hyperion may refer to: Greek mythology * Hyperion (Titan), one of the twelve Titans * ''Hyperion'', a byname of the Sun, Helios * Hyperion of Troy or Yperion, son of King Priam Science * Hyperion (moon), a moon of the planet Saturn * ''Hyp ...
'' – the flagship of
Jim Raynor James Eugene Raynor is a fictional character and a major protagonist in Blizzard Entertainment's science fiction ''StarCraft'' series. Raynor is a predominant character in the science fiction real-time strategy video games ''StarCraft'' and ''Br ...
in ''
StarCraft ''StarCraft'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance am ...
'' *ISA ''Excalibur'' – Earth Alliance ''(
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)'' *''Icarus'' – near-light speed ship with onboard cryogenic chambers used to land astronauts on habitable worlds thousands of light years away to ensure the survival of the human race in
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*Island Cluster Class Colonization Ship 25 (Macross Frontier) – Colony Fleet consisting on a transformable fighting ship, the main population vessel and other smaller islands from the anime
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*''
Jupiter 2 ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. The series was inspired by the 1812 novel ''The Swiss Family Robinson.'' The series f ...
'' – fictional nuclear-powered spacecraft from the television series ''
Lost in Space ''Lost in Space'' is an American science fiction television series, created and produced by Irwin Allen, which originally aired between 1965 and 1968 on CBS. The series was inspired by the 1812 novel '' The Swiss Family Robinson.'' The series ...
'' (1965–68) *''Karrajor'' – a warship from the Cartoon Network series
Megas XLR ''Megas XLR'' is an American animated television series created by Jody Schaeffer and George Krstic for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around two teenage slackers: mechanic Coop and his best friend Jamie, who find a mecha robot from the f ...
. It serves as a mothership for the squid-like alien race known as the
Glorft ''Megas XLR'' is an American animated television series created by Jody Schaeffer and George Krstic for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around two teenage slackers: mechanic Coop and his best friend Jamie, who find a mecha robot from the fut ...
. *''R.L.S. Legacy'' – a space exploration vessel from the Disney animated film
Treasure Planet ''Treasure Planet'' is a 2002 American animated science fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The 43rd Disney animated feature film, it is a science fiction adaptati ...
. It is a space ship that is designed to emulate a
Sailing ship A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sails mounted on masts to harness the power of wind and propel the vessel. There is a variety of sail plans that propel sailing ships, employing square-rigged or fore-and-aft sails. Some ships ...
from the 1600s. *''Leonora Christine'' – colonization starship utilizing the fictional
Bussard ramjet The Bussard ramjet is a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion proposed in 1960 by the physicist Robert W. Bussard, popularized by Poul Anderson's novel '' Tau Zero'', Larry Niven in his ''Known Space'' series of books, Vernor Vinge in hi ...
drive in the novel
Tau Zero ''Tau Zero'' is a hard science fiction novel by American writer Poul Anderson. The novel was based upon the short story "To Outlive Eternity" appearing in ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' in 1967. It was first published in book form in 1970. The book i ...
to create enough speed for onboard time dilation to occur so the passengers can reach the far away
Beta Virginis Beta Virginis, a name Latinised from β Virginis, is a star in the equatorial constellation of Virgo. It has the proper name Zavijava (), and, despite its designation 'beta', is the fifth-brightest star in Virgo with an apparent visua ...
star within their lifetime. *''Liberator'' – ''
Blake's 7 ''Blake's 7'' (sometimes styled ''Blakes7'') is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four 13-episode series were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first ser ...
'' *''Libertad'' – a sub-light speed training ship in the anime series '' Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry'' *''Megazone'' – the title spaceship in the OVA series ''
Megazone 23 is a four-part Japanese cyberpunk original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama and Emu Arii, and directed by Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai, and Shinji Aramaki. The series debuted in 1985. It ...
'' *
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– ''Victory''-class destroyer based on
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technology from the ''
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'' universe *''Murray Leinster'' – Destroyed at the beginning of the cult film ''
Starcrash ''Starcrash'' ( it, Scontri stellari oltre la terza dimensione, lit=Starfights beyond the third dimension) is a 1978 space opera film directed and co-written by Luigi Cozzi, and starring Marjoe Gortner, Caroline Munro, Christopher Plummer, David ...
'' *''Nautilus'' – flagship space yacht of International Transport Spacelines from ''Event ' *''Nauvoo'' - A Mormon-owned religious space exploration generational ship in ''
The Expanse Expanse or The Expanse may refer to: Media and entertainment ''The Expanse'' franchise * ''The Expanse'' (novel series), a series of science fiction novels by James S. A. Corey * ''The Expanse'' (TV series), a television adaptation of the ...
'' used to travel a 100-year period to the star
Tau Ceti Tau Ceti, Latinized from τ Ceti, is a single star in the constellation Cetus that is spectrally similar to the Sun, although it has only about 78% of the Sun's mass. At a distance of just under from the Solar System, it is a relat ...
. *''Nemesis'' – flagship of the
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s ''(
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)'' *''Nirvana'' – a supership from the anime series ''
Vandread is a Japanese anime series directed by Takeshi Mori and created by the animation studios Gonzo and Media Factory. The series is composed of two seasons (''Vandread'', released in 2000 and ''Vandread: The Second Stage'', released in 200 ...
'' * ''Normandy'' SR-1 – an alliance frigate that serves as Commander Shepard's base of operations in the ''
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by Andy Kelly, ''PC Gamer'', May 5, 2014.
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* ''Normandy'' SR-2 – a larger and more advanced version of the original ''Normandy'' constructed by Cerberus that is assigned to Commander Shepard in the ''
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'' universe *NSEA ''Protector'' – a starship from the cult film ''
Galaxy Quest ''Galaxy Quest'' is a 1999 American science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. A parody of and homage to science-fiction films and series, especially ''Star Trek'' and its fandom, th ...
'' *''Olympus Mons'' – flagship of the Settlement Defense Front fleet in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. *''
Orbit Jet The ''Orbit Jet'' was a fictional spaceship in the 1954 TV series ''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger''. It strongly resembled a V-2 rocket in overall form, with a very prominent exhaust plume when flying, but had wings in addition to tail fins (even its ...
'' – winged-tail rocket ship ''(
Rocky Jones, Space Ranger ''Rocky Jones, Space Ranger'' is an American science fiction television serial originally broadcast in syndication from February to November 1954. The show lasted for only two seasons and, though syndicated sporadically, dropped into obscurity. ...
)'' *''Orion'' – saucer patrol craft in '' Raumpatrouille'' *''
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'' – Weyland Corporation scientific vessel *''Raza'' – interstellar spaceship from the television series ''
Dark Matter Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter thought to account for approximately 85% of the matter in the universe. Dark matter is called "dark" because it does not appear to interact with the electromagnetic field, which means it does not ab ...
'' *''Red Dwarf'' – The titular spaceship from the BBC sci-fi comedy series ''
Red Dwarf ''Red Dwarf'' is a British science fiction comedy franchise created by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, which primarily consists of a television sitcom that aired on BBC Two between 1988 and 1999, and on Dave (TV channel), Dave since 2009, gaining a ...
'' *''Retribution'' – the only operational carrier after an SDF attack in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. * SDF-1 ''Macross'' – a massive interstellar transforming spacecraft from the anime ''
Super Dimension Fortress Macross is an anime television series from 1982. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war. It is the first part of two franchises: The ''Super D ...
'' and its American adaptation, ''
Robotech ''Robotech'' is a science fiction franchise that began with an 85-episode anime television series produced by Harmony Gold USA in association with Tatsunoko Production and first released in the United States in 1985. The show was adapted from ...
'' *''Rodger Young'' – Corvette transport in the novel ''Starship Troopers'' *SDF-3 ''Pioneer'' – the flagship of Admiral List of Robotech characters, Rick Hunter in ''Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles'' *''Searcher'' – space exploration vessel from the second season of ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'' *''Shangri-La'' – the mothership of the Mu race in the manga and anime series ''Toward the Terra'' (地球へ… ''Terra e''...) *Star Destroyer – capital ships used by the Galactic Republic, the Glactic Empire (Star Wars), Galactic Empire and the First Order (Star Wars), First Order and (very rarely) by the Rebel Alliance in the ''
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'' universe *''Starship Tipton'' – a fictional re-imagining of the SS Tipton cruise liner from the Disney Channel Original Series The Suite Life on Deck. It serves as the main setting in a
Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...
-themed episode and it features Star Trek alum George Takei as a special guest. *Sulaco (fictional spacecraft), USS ''Sulaco'' – ''Conestoga''-class light assault carrier from the sequel ''Aliens (film), Aliens'' *''Swordbreaker'' – the mysterious spaceship owned by Kain Blueriver in the anime series ''Lost Universe'' *''Terra V'' – Buzz Corey's space cruiser in ''Space Patrol (1950 TV series), Space Patrol'' *''Tigris'' – the only operational destroyer after a massive attack by the SDF in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. *''Titan'' – the title spaceship in the movie ''Titan A.E'' *Halo 3, ''UNSC Forward Unto Dawn'' – the ''Charon''-class light frigate in the Factions of Halo, UNSC Navy commanded by Commander Miranda Keyes in Halo 3 *''Halo 2, UNSC In Amber Clad'' – the ''Stalwart''-class frigate in the Factions of Halo, UNSC Navy commanded by Commander Miranda Keyes in Halo 2 *Halo 4, ''UNSC Infinity'' – the post-war flagship of the Factions of Halo, UNSC Navy in Halo (franchise), Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, and Halo Infinite. It was destroyed in ''Halo Infinite'' by the Factions of Halo, Banished *''Halo: Combat Evolved, UNSC Pillar of Autumn'' – the ''Halcyon''-class cruiser in the Factions of Halo, UNSC Navy commanded by Captain Jacob Keyes in Halo: Combat Evolved *USG ''Ishimura'' - A planet-cracking mining vessel and the main setting of the first game of ''Dead Space (franchise), Dead Space''. It is also referred to as the 'beginning of the Necromorph's takeover'. *USS ''Cerritos'' - the primary ship in ''Star Trek: Lower Decks''; see Starfleet ships for more information. *USS Defiant, USS ''Defiant'' - the name of three ships that feature in various ''
Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...
'' media. The most notable ''Defiant'' appears in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' from its introduction in the third season's premiere episode The Search (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), The Search until its destruction in the seventh season episode The Changing Face of Evil. *USS ''Discovery'' – the primary ship in ''Star Trek: Discovery'', which travels instantaneously through space using a mycelial network; see Starfleet ships for more information. *Starship Enterprise, USS ''Enterprise'' – various incarnations of a space exploration vessel from ''
Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vario ...
''; see Starfleet ships for more information *USS ''Orville'' - The titular vessel from the 2017-present TV series ''The Orville''. *USS ''Protostar'' – the primary ship in ''Star Trek: Prodigy'', which utilizes a protostar to travel considerably faster than conventional warp speed; see Starfleet ships for more information. *USS ''Saratoga'' – a space carrier in '' Space: Above and Beyond'', aboard which serve the members of the United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps Space Aviator Cavalry, 58th Squadron, or "Wildcards" *USS Voyager (Star Trek), USS ''Voyager'' – the primary ship in ''Star Trek: Voyager''; see Starfleet ships for more information *''Valkyrie'' – ''Titan A.E.'' *''Vanguard'' – generational ship from Robert A. Heinlein's ''Orphans of the Sky'' *''Venture Star'' –
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transporting humans to the moon Pandora in the 2009 film ''
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'' *''Vonnegut'' - Spaceship transporting AIs of humans to the
Proxima Centauri Proxima Centauri is a small, low-mass star located away from the Sun in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Its Latin name means the 'nearest tarof Centaurus'. It was discovered in 1915 by Robert Innes and is the nearest- ...
star system in the 2020 book ''Ready Player Two'' * ''Silver Wings of Morning'' - starship owned by Purslane Gentian of the Gentian line in ''House of Suns''. One of the fastest ships in that known universe. *Space Battleship Yamato (fictional spacecraft), ''Yamato'' (大和) – the title spaceship of the anime series ''Space Battleship Yamato'' **Known as The Argo in the American localized version. *''Yggdrasil'' – starship owned by the Templars and used for the transportation of the nine Pilgrims to the planet Hyperion in the 1990 Dan Simmons Novel ''Hyperion (Simmons novel), Hyperion''


Space fighters

"Space fighters" are fictional spacecraft analogous to fighter aircraft. They are popular as the subjects of flight simulators, movies and books. The following are some examples of notable space fighters from various media franchises:


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The Earth Alliance (Starfury fighters) *SA-23E Aurora *SA-23J Thunderbolt *Raider Fighter The Minbari, Minbari Federation *''Nial''-class heavy fighter The Narn, Narn Regime *''Frazi''-class fighter The Centauri Republic *''Sentri''-class medium fighter The Shadow (Babylon 5), Shadows *Shadow (Babylon 5)#One ManFighters, Shadow fighter The
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s *Vorlon#One Man Fighters, Vorlon fighter


''Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), Battlestar Galactica''

The Twelve Colonies *Battlestars: (Actually aircraft carriers) originally 12, one for each colony, all destroyed except ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus''. *Colonial Viper *Colonial Viper MK. II *Colonial ''Blackbird'' *Colonial Raptor The Cylon (Battlestar Galactica), Cylons *Cylon Raider *Cylon Heavy Raider


''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''

The Earth Defense Directorate *Star Fighter *Hawk's Fighter The Draconian Empire *Draconian Marauder


''The Last Starfighter''

*Star League Gunstar


'' Space: Above and Beyond''

The United States Marine Corps *SA-43 Hammerhead Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Attack Jet The Chigs *Chigs#Technology, Chig fighter


'' Space: 1999''

Terrestrial *''List of Space: 1999 vehicles#Mark IX Hawk, Mark IX Hawk'' Extraterrestrial *Sidon warships *''List of Space: 1999 vehicles#Alien bomber, Guardal Canal'' *Bethan and Deltan spacecraft


''Stargate''

Tau'ri/Earth (
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fighters) *X-301 *
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The Goa'uld *Death glider *Needle Threader The Wraith (Stargate), Wraith *Wraith dart The Ori (Stargate), Ori *Ori fighter


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Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has been expanded into various film ...
'' universe, a "List of Star Wars starfighters, starfighter" is a blanket term for all small combat space craft, regardless of shields, hyperspace capability, weaponry (unless it carries none), armor, maneuverability and crew. "Snubfighter" (a term first used in ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars''), though no concise definition has been given, often refers to a fighter carrying shielding, secondary weapons systems such as proton torpedoes or concussion missiles, and being hyperspace capable. Starfighters sometimes bear mission designations similar to modern fighter aircraft, such as "strike fighter" and "air superiority fighter, space superiority fighter". Galactic Republic *ARC-170 starfighter *V-19 Torrent starfighter *V-wing starfighter *Jedi starfighter *Jedi interceptor *Naboo Starfighter, Naboo starfighter Rebel Alliance and New Republic (Star Wars), New Republic *A-wing *B-wing *U-wing *X-wing *Y-wing Galactic Empire (Star Wars), Galactic Empire and First Order (Star Wars), First Order *Various TIE fighter models Confederacy of Independent Systems *Scarab Droid Fighters, Droid starfighter (Vulture droid) *Geonosian starfighter *Droid Tri-Fighter


Other properties

''Andromeda (TV series), Andromeda'' *RF-42 Centaur Tactical Fighter ''Halo (franchise), Halo'' *United Nations Space Command, UNSC C-709 Longsword Interceptor *UNSC YSS-1000 Sabre Space Superiority Fighter – notably, uses a Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster, Shuttle-style booster system for planetary launch *UNSC F-41 Broadsword Exo-atmospheric Multirole Strike Fighter ''Marvel Cinematic Universe'' *''Dark Aster'', the ship of Ronan the Accuser in ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' *''Milano'', the ship of Peter Quill in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' and ''Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2''. Replaced by a similar ship, the ''Benatar'' in ''Avengers: Infinity War'', and ''Avengers: Endgame'' *''Sanctuary II'', the ship of Thanos in ''Thor: Ragnarok'', ''Avengers: Infinity War'', and ''Avengers: Endgame'' *''Statesman'', the ship carrying surviving Asgardians to Earth in ''Thor: Ragnarok''


Transportation

* Arcadia Class Jumpship (''Destiny 2'') The Arcadia Class Jumpship is the first ship the player gets access to and allows them to fly to other planets in the solar system *''Bretonia'' – Sleeper ship from the game ''Freelancer (video game), Freelancer'' *''Eagle 5'' – ''Spaceballs'' *''Elysium'' – ''Pandorum'' *''Endeavour'' – from ''Rendezvous with Rama'' by Arthur C. Clarke, 1973; carried explorers to rendezvous with alien spacecraft Rama *''Hispania'' – Sleeper ship from the game ''Freelancer'' *''Hunter-Gratzner'' – ''Pitch Black (film), Pitch Black'' *''Kusari'' – Sleeper ship from the game ''Freelancer'' *''Liberty'' – Sleeper ship from the game ''Freelancer'' *''Millennium Falcon'' – ''
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'' universe *''Nostromo'' – modified Lockmart CM-88B Bison Transport; commercial towing vessel from the film ''
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'' *''Out of Band II (Oobii)'' - a freighter from the Zones of Thought series by Vernor Vinge, the main ship used by a multi-species crew to travel to a planet near the center of the galaxy *''Planet Express Ship'' – ''Futurama'' *''Rama'' – ''Rendezvous with Rama'' by Arthur C. Clarke, 1973 (an alien spaceship, their name for it unknown) *''Rheinland'' – Sleeper ship from the game ''Freelancer'' *''The Massive'' – ''Invader ZIM'' *''The Resisty's Ship'' – ''Invader ZIM'' *''The Void Ark'' - A prisoner transport from the video game ''Void Bastards'' *''Voot Runner '' – ''Invader ZIM''


Intergalactic

*''Andromeda Ascendant'' – ''Andromeda (TV series), Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda'' *''Deucalion'' – an enormous transforming spaceship over 63,000 km long from the anime series ''Kiddy Grade'' *''Destiny'' – the ship in which ''Stargate Universe'' takes place *Stargate ship types including the Earth starships in Stargate, ''Daedalus''-class battlecruiser of Earth, the ''O'Neill''-class of the Asgard or the ''Aurora''-class of the Lanteans. *''Hyperion'' – an 'ark' which carries 20,000 humans to the Andromeda Galaxy in ''Mass Effect: Andromeda''


Personal spacecraft

*''Betty'' – from ''Alien Resurrection'' *''EEV'' – ''Bodenwerke Gemeinschaft Type 337 Emergency Escape Vehicle'' in the sequel ''Alien 3'' *''Escape'' pods – escape spacecraft often used in ''
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'' (which in Star Wars (film), the first film were clearly inspired by the Apollo Command/Service Module, Apollo CSM) *''EVA'' pods – multi-functional vehicles (nicknamed "Alice", "Betty" and "Clara" during the ''
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'' mission) used in '' 2001: A Space Odyssey'' *''Narcissus'' – modified Lockmart Starcub Light Intrasystem Shuttle; shuttlecraft for the Weyland-Yutani commercial hauler USCSS ''Nostromo'' in the film ''
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'' *''Phoenix'' – first Earth spacecraft to achieve faster-than-light speed using warp drive; spaceship that instigated Earth's first contact with aliens in ''Star Trek: First Contact''. *''S.T.E.V.'' - short for "Shuttle Transport Emergency Vessel", a single-person spacecraft featured in the video game ''Void Bastards''. *SS ''Emporium'' – Taybor the Trader's spacecraft, featured in the Year Two '' Space: 1999'' episode "The Taybor". The spaceship ''Emporium'', inspired to the Mars Excursion Module, is equipped with a special Jump Drive engine, which allows it to travel between two points via teleportation in Hyperspace (fiction), hyperspace. *''TARDIS (Time And Relative Dimension In Space)'' – various spacecraft-time travel, time machine hybrids equipped with some sort of jump drive featured on the television series ''Doctor Who''. Many TARDIS versions are featured, The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor's one (a Type 40 TT Capsule) externally resembles a British police box. **''Tardis'' – the police box-resembling spacetime machine in the two spin-off Dr. Who (Dalek films), Dr. Who films: ''Dr. Who and the Daleks'' and ''Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.''.


Lists of fictional spacecraft

*List of fictional space stations *List of films featuring space stations *Starship Operators#Ships, List of ships in ''Starship Operators'' *List of Space: 1999 vehicles, List of ''Space: 1999'' vehicles *List of Star Wars starfighters, List of ''Star Wars'' starfighters *List of Star Wars spacecraft, List of ''Star Wars'' spacecraft


See also

*Bioship *Flying saucer *Foo fighter *Interstellar ark *Hyperspace *Non-rocket spacelaunch *Space dock *Space tourism *Spacecraft *Starship *Unidentified flying object *United States gravity control propulsion research (1955–1974) *Wormhole


References


External links


Starship Dimensions
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