 One of the fictional ships called the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek, one of the most famous fictional starships.
 Artist's conception of the British Interplanetary Society design for Project Daedalus, a real-world concept. A starship is a spaceship designed for interstellar travel, specifically between star systems. Space-going vessels that are not intended for travel between star systems are often referred to as spaceships. Image File history File links Enterprise_Forward. ...
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The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) (or Enterprise-D, to distinguish it from prior starships with the same name) is a 24th century starship in the Star Trek fictional universe and the principal setting of the Star Trek: The Next Generation television series. ...
The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ...
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Image File history File links Project Daedalus was a study conducted between 1973 and 1978 by the British Interplanetary Society This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ...
An artists conception of the British Interplanetary Society design for Project Daedalus Project Daedalus was a study conducted between 1973 and 1978 by the British Interplanetary Society to design a plausible interstellar unmanned spacecraft. ...
The Space Shuttle Discovery as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Interstellar space travel is unmanned or manned travel between stars, though the term usually denotes the latter. ...
A star system or stellar system is a small number of stars that orbit each other,[1] bound by gravitational attraction. ...
The Space Shuttle Discovery as seen from the International Space Station. ...
This article focuses on starships as they are encountered in science fiction, as humanity has not yet constructed any true starships. Scientists and enthusiasts have however put forth serious proposals for interstellar travel, such as Project Daedalus. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ...
Interstellar space travel is unmanned or manned travel between stars, though the term usually denotes the latter. ...
An artists conception of the British Interplanetary Society design for Project Daedalus Project Daedalus was a study conducted between 1973 and 1978 by the British Interplanetary Society to design a plausible interstellar unmanned spacecraft. ...
Fictional types A common literary device is to posit a faster-than-light propulsion system (such as warp drive) or travel through hyperspace, although some starships may be outfitted for centuries-long journeys of slower-than-light travel. Other designs posit a way to boost the ship to near-lightspeed, allowing relatively "quick" travel (i.e. decades, not centuries) to nearer stars. This results in a general categorization of the kinds of starships: Faster-than-light (also superluminal or FTL) communications and travel are staples of the science fiction genre. ...
A remote camera captures a close-up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi Spacecraft propulsion is used to change the velocity of spacecraft and artificial satellites, or in short, to provide delta-v. ...
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the warp drive is a form of faster-than-light (FTL) propulsion. ...
Scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope depicting the inside of the Millenium Falcon when entering hyperspace. ...
A century (From the Latin cent, one hundred) is one hundred consecutive years. ...
- Sleeper ships, which put their passengers into stasis during a long trip.
- Generation ships, where the destination will be reached by descendants of the original passengers.
- Relativistic ships, taking advantage of time dilation at close-to-light-speeds, so long trips will seem much shorter (but still take the same amount of time for outside observers).
- Faster-than light ships, which can move between places very quickly (transcending current understanding of physics or using interdimensional 'shortcuts').
A sleeper ship is a hypothetical type of manned spaceship in which most or all of the crew spends the journey in some form of hibernation or suspended animation. ...
Stasis (IPA: ) is a science-fiction concept akin to suspended animation. ...
A generation ship is a hypothetical starship that travels across great distances between stars at a speed much slower than that of light (see interstellar travel). ...
Time dilation is the phenomenon whereby an observer finds that anothers clock which is physically identical to their own is ticking at a slower rate as measured by their own clock. ...
Faster-than-light (also superluminal or FTL) communications and travel are staples of the science fiction genre. ...
Fictional elements Different authors and different stories will, of course, imagine different kinds of starships. Certain common elements are found in most fiction that discusses starships. The word author has several meanings: The author of a book, story, article or the like, is the person who has written it (or is writing it). ...
Slower-than-light ships - Fiction that discusses slower-than-light starships is relatively rare, since the time scales are so long. Instead of describing the interaction with the outside world, those fictions tend to focus on setting the whole story within the world of the (often very large) starship during its long travels. Sometimes the starship is a world, in perception or reality.
Faster-than-light ships - These starships are typically large, multi-passenger vehicles (cf starfighter). They range in size from small personal yachts and courier ships, up to vast bulk containers (used for intersystem shipping) and enormous warships.
- Starships are usually depicted as operating under laws and guidelines similar to real-world seagoing vessels. The primary reason is that deep space is an even more hazardous environment than the deep sea, and so extreme caution must be taken in all starship operations. A side effect of this is that spacegoing fleets, especially space militaries, are usually organized similar to modern Earth navies.
- Depending on original design, recent history, current intended use, local laws, space piracy, and the ethics of the current owner, a starship may be fitted with a wide variety of engines, weapons, equipment, and internal compartments. Small freighters used for smuggling are typically fast, modified to avoid detection, are often heavily armed, and may have secret holds for hiding contraband cargo. Large container ships usually have little in the way of shielding or weaponry, but have huge, powerful engines necessary for moving vast quantities of cargo through (or between) star systems.
- Passenger vessels, often called "star liners" (similar in design to sea worthy luxury liners), are often similar to modern cruise ships, containing luxurious passenger cabins, gambling halls, showrooms, restaurants, and lounges. Warships contain crew quarters, extensive weaponry and shielding, massive engines, sophisticated sensor and communications arrays, and usually a detachment of non-naval Marine-like soldiers trained in assaulting and capturing enemy spacecraft, targets on planetary surfaces, or both.
A Colonial Viper from Battlestar Galactica, an example of a starfighter. ...
A deflector shield is a fictional technology commonly found in science fiction. ...
Legend of the Seas moored at San Diego, California A cruise ship, or less commonly cruise liner, is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the amenities of the ship are considered an essential part of the experience. ...
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Copy of the original phone of Alexander Graham Bell at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ...
Exceptions - Exceedingly large spacegoing craft (e.g. the Death Star) are typically not referred to as "starships" (but see 'slower-than-light ships' above). Terms like "artificial planetoid" may be considered to be more accurate.
- Space stations and other structures intended to orbit a celestial body are not usually called starships, even if they can move under their own power.
The Death Star was an enormous military battle station in the fictional Star Wars universe. ...
Planetoid (meaning planet-like) is an old synonym of asteroid. ...
The International Space Station in 2006 Computer-generated image of the completed International Space Station A space station is an artificial structure designed for humans to live in outer space. ...
Famous fictional starships The following is a listing of some of the major (most important only) vessels in various fiction franchises: The Andromeda Ascendant is a fictional starship in the television series Gene Roddenberrys Andromeda. ...
Andromeda may be: Andromeda (mythology), the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, wife of Perseus Andromeda Galaxy Andromeda (constellation), in which the Andromeda Galaxy is located Andromeda polifolia or Bog-rosemary, a plant of the heath family Andromeda (TV series) a science fiction television series Mount Andromeda in Canada and the...
Discovery One is a fictional spacecraft shown in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
For the science fiction film, see Event Horizon (film). ...
For the science fiction film, see Event Horizon (film). ...
Battlestars are capital ships from the science fiction universe of Battlestar Galactica, depicted in the original Battlestar Galactica movie and series, the Galactica 1980 spinoff, and the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica series. ...
Battlestar Galactica. ...
Heart of Gold is a fictional spaceship in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. ...
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy was first and foremost a 1978 radio comedy series written by Douglas Adams. ...
The GSV Lasting Damage was a fictional General Systems Vehicle belonging to Iain M. Banks fictional society The Culture. ...
The Culture is a fictional anarchic, socialistic and utopian society created by the Scottish writer Iain M. Banks and described by him in several of his novels and shorter fictions. ...
Lexx is a science fantasy TV series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the Lexx, the most powerful destructive force in the two universes from which the show takes its name. ...
Lexx is a science fantasy TV series that follows the adventures of a group of mismatched individuals aboard the Lexx, the most powerful destructive force in the two universes from which the show takes its name. ...
The spaceship Liberator is a fictional starship featured in the first three seasons of the BBC television series Blakes 7. ...
Blakes 7 was a British science fiction television series made by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for their BBC 1 channel. ...
The USCSS Ulysees Nostromo is a fictional starship, featured in the 1979 film Alien. ...
Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 science fiction / horror film directed by Ridley Scott, from an original story by Dan OBannon and Ronald Shusett. ...
The USS Saratoga is a fictional capital ship/mother ship in the television series Space: Above and Beyond and is the home base for the 58th Marine Fighter Squadron. ...
Space: Above and Beyond was a short-lived 1990s American science fiction television show, created and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. ...
UNSC Pillar of Autumn The Pillar of Autumn is a heavily modified United Nations Space Command Halcyon-class cruiser in the Halo: Combat Evolved video game, often abbreviated as POA or Autumn. Before the war with the Covenant, the Pillar of Autumn was set to be decomissioned. ...
Halo is video game series created by Bungie Studios. ...
The British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf prominently features many different spaceships. ...
This article describes the British science fiction comedy television series. ...
The SDF-1 Macross , is a fictional interstellar spacecraft from The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, an anime series that aired in Japan in 1982-1983, and its American adaptation Robotech (1985). ...
Robotech is a science fiction franchise that was launched by an 85-episode adaptation of three different anime television series. ...
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (Japanese: 超時空要塞マクロス, Chou Jikuu Yousai Macross) is an anime television series. ...
For other uses, see Serenity Serenity is a fictional spaceship originally featured in the science fiction television series Firefly. ...
Firefly is an American science fiction television series that premiered in the United States and Canada on September 20, 2002. ...
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This article is about the film, for the video games of the same name see Aliens (Square computer game) and Aliens (arcade game). ...
The Third Doctor emerging from the TARDIS in the 1970 serial Spearhead from Space. ...
Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as the Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ...
TCS Tigers Claw (CV-07) is a fictional starship from the Wing Commander universe. ...
Wing Commander (rank) is a rank in the Royal Air Force, equivalent to a Lieutenant Colonel in most Armies, the Royal Marines and the United States Marine Corps. ...
In the fictional universe of Mobile Suit Gundam, the Pegasus-Class Assault Landing Craft was the first ship of the Earth Federation to be designed around mobile suit carrying, unlike any other of the Federations warships such as the Salamis-Class Cruiser. ...
Mobile Suit Gundam ) is a televised anime series written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino and made up of 43 episodes aired in 1979. ...
For the British white cider, see White Star (cider) The White Star is a fictional, medium-sized combat spacecraft type employing a mix of Vorlon and Minbari technology in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. ...
Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ...
Space Battleship Yamato is the title spaceship from the anime series Space Battleship Yamato, created from the remains of the Japanese battleship Yamato. ...
Space Battleship Yamato ) is a Japanese science fiction anime series and the name of its eponymous space craft. ...
The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ...
For the ship seen in Star Trek: The Original Series The Tholian Web and Star Trek: Enterprises In a Mirror, Darkly, see USS Defiant (NCC-1764). ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
The USS Voyager is a fictional starship in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the Intrepid class starship (NCC-74656) is a 24th century Starfleet vessel under the command of Captain Kathryn Janeway. ...
Opening logo to the Star Wars films Star Wars is an epic science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by writer/producer/director George Lucas during the 1970s. ...
Rear view The Corellian Corvette, also known as the Rebel Blockade Runner or simply Blockade Runner, is a ship from the fictional Star Wars universe. ...
In the fictional Star Wars saga, the blockade runner Tantive IV, was a Corellian Corvette used by Bail Organa and later his adoptive daughter Leia Organa. ...
A group of Imperial Star Destroyers. ...
In the fictional Star Wars universe, the Super Star Destroyer Executor was the personal flagship of Darth Vader. ...
Falcon, Otana, & Outrider The YT series is a series of freighter/transport ships in the fictional Star Wars universe, developed by Corellian Engineering Corporation. ...
The Millennium Falcon is a fictional starship that first appeared in the original Star Wars film, A New Hope. ...
An activated Stargate, the central object of the fictional Stargate universe, here depicted in the SG-1 television series. ...
Stargate SG-1 in which this ship first appears, see Prometheus (Stargate SG-1). The Prometheus is a fictional spacecraft in the science fiction television show, Stargate SG-1. ...
The Daedalus-class battlecruiser (sometimes known as a Deep Space Carrier[1] or a 304[2]) is a fictional class of starship in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. ...
In the science fiction TV show Stargate Atlantis the Aurora-class battleship is an interstellar warship type used by the Ancients in their struggle against the Wraith. ...
See also Intergalactic travel is travel between galaxies, and it is even more difficult than interstellar travel. ...
Interstellar space travel is unmanned or manned travel between stars, though the term usually denotes the latter. ...
This is a list of fictional spacecraft, starships, and exo-atmospheric vessels that have been identified by name in published works of fiction (novels, films, television series, etc). ...
Military science fiction is rife with huge fleets of combat starships plying the galaxy, engaging each other in titanic exchanges of missile and laser fire. ...
A space battleship is a fictional spacefaring warship in a science fiction TV series, movie or story which functions similarly to a modern aircraft carrier crossed with a modern battleship. ...
NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ...
A remote camera captures a close-up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi Spacecraft propulsion is used to change the velocity of spacecraft and artificial satellites, or in short, to provide delta-v. ...
The Space Shuttle Discovery as seen from the International Space Station. ...
An unidentified flying object, or UFO, is any real or apparent flying object which cannot be identified by the observer and which remains unidentified after investigation. ...
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