Endymion-Class Translunar Cruise Ship

At TL9, space travel is still compact, but becomes marginally possible for particularly wealthy tourists. The Endymion is not a large or powerful ship, but it provides the zero-gravity experience that excites adventurous (and not easily motion-sick) souls. An early passenger liner, for early spacefarers.
Endymion-class ships are named after mythological, moon-related entities.
== Name Proposals ==
* The Dear Selene
* The Princess Luna
* The Artemis Orbiter
* The Pink Floyd 8
== Raw Stats ==
* Exposed radiators
* Propulsion
** 0.01 G acceleration (used rarely)
** 3.2 mps
* Size
** 1,000 tons
** SM+8
** About 150 feet long
** Unstreamlined hull
== Operations ==
The Endymion is an orbital vehicle reached via shuttle or rocket. It takes a lengthy, oblong path from near-Earth orbit to Luna's orbit, and back again--showing its passengers the beauty and wonder of their own blue home planet, as well as the cold, sandy majesty of the Earth's nearest neighbor, the moon. 
Between these two celestial bodies, its twelve passengers may find entertainment in its observation deck (used for zero-gravity games), its stage room (occupied by guest lecturers and entertainers) and its bar.
== Fanon Notes ==
* The Endymion's ship plans include 15 luxury cabins, which can be used by single or pairs of tourists, although likely one per cabin.
* The ship description has one bartender and two bars, implying the bar segments are adjacent in one large room.
* There's a 30-ton hangar bay, although this is likely used to store emergency repair equipment for such a small ship.
== Errata ==
* In the vehicle stats, the Endymion's Occupation is written as 42, but should be listed as 4+20, representing the four main bridge crew and roughly 20 passengers--15 tourists and 5 non-bridge crew.
== See Also ==
* Spaceships
** Passenger Liners
== References ==
* Spaceships 2: Traders, Liners, and Transports, p.11
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