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List of fictional spacecraft

List of fictional spacecraft is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of fictional spacecraft rather than just read about it. In short: 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" is mainly used to refer to spacecraft that are real or conceived using present technology.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

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" is mainly used to refer to spacecraft that are real or conceived using present technology. The terms "spaceship" and "starship" are generally applied only to fictional space vehicles, usually those capable of transporting people. Spaceships are often one of the key plot devices in science fiction. Numerous short stories and novels are built up around various ideas for spacecraft, and spacecraft have featured in many films and television series. Some hard science fiction 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 which gave its name to Space Shuttle Enterprise and to the VSS Enterprise. For other ships from Star Wars, Star Trek, Robotech, and other major franchises, see the separate lists linked below.

Space stations

Shuttles (Planetary surface to orbit)

Altair 8 – A suborbital passenger liner that suffers catastrophic damage in the opening of Planetes, a series with a focus on hazardous space debris Betty Boop – Intership shuttle used by the protagonists in Gemina, the second book in the Illuminae series, to prevent timeline collapse by returning the corpses of the respective timelines' protagonist to their own universe. Kingfisher – A craft that docks with an unnamed modular Mars cycler spacecraft for a two-year Mars mission in the 2021 film Stowaway. Moonrakers – Drax Industries NASA-style Space Shuttles featured in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker and in the 2012 video game 007 Legends. Orion III ("Pan Am Space Clipper") – A shuttle used to transport Heywood Floyd into space, in 2001: A Space Odyssey SSTO-TAV-37B Space Shuttlecraft – Used in James Cameron's 2009 film Avatar Pathfinder (OV-201) - NERVA powered second-generation Space Shuttle orbiter from season 2 of TV series For All Mankind, capable of cislunar flight with orbital refuelling; the series features another fictional shuttles Shuttle unnamed Earth Alliance in Gundam seed 73 Ova (2006)

Space Shuttle orbiters Atlantis II - In the 2010 anime film Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader, a dual finned space shuttle inspired by Atlantis is used to launch into space and destroy asteroid Adonis. Churchill – A joint British-US shuttle from the 1985 film, Lifeforce Daedalus – Space Cowboys Explorer – From the 2013 film Gravity Excalibur – Hank Henshaw's shuttle in Superman comics. Excursion – In the 1998 film Species II goes on the first trip to Mars with detachable docking station. Intrepid – In Payne Harrison's novel Storming Intrepid Lancet - In the German TV series Raumpatrouille, in English, Space Patrol - Orion. Messiah – In the 1997 film Deep Impact with modified Space Shuttle-section and landing craft. Navigator – A NASA shuttle that experiences a serious accident in the 2025 novel Atmosphere. Odyssey – Odyssey 5 OV-165 - An orbiter from the second generation of NASA orbiters, in Star Trek: Enterprise Pleiades – In David Brin's novel Earth R-352 Sepia – A shuttle developed by Neucom Incorporated for orbital satellite interception in Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere R-808 Phoca – A transport shuttle used by Neucom Incorporated in Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere Roger – An anthropomorphic NASCA (a play on "NASA", "car" and "NASCAR") Space Shuttle orbiter in the Cars Toons episode "Moon Mater" X-71 shuttles (Freedom and Independence) – Specialized USAF Space Shuttle orbiters with separable rocket booster from the 1998 film Armageddon

Lunar Aries Ib – Passenger lunar lander in 2001: A Space Odyssey Eagle Transporter – Moonbase Alpha's modular service craft in Space: 1999 Friede – Moon rocket in 1929 German film Frau im Mond (Woman in the Moon) Mark IX Hawk – A space fighter similar to the Eagle in Space: 1999 Mayflower One – Airplane II: The Sequel Unnamed "projectile" – From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon by Jules Verne (1865)

Interplanetary (Planetary on other)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of fictional spacecraft

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of fictional spacecraft claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of fictional spacecraft before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of fictional spacecraft ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of fictional spacecraft

In research: List of fictional spacecraft appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of fictional spacecraft in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of fictional spacecraft is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Fictional spacecraft, Lists of fictional story elements, Science fiction themes, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of fictional spacecraft outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does List of fictional spacecraft matter?

Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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