Spacecraft

A spacecraft is any vacuum-worthy vessel capable of holding atmosphere and sustaining sentient human life for the duration of it's voyage between inhabited systems.
Spacecraft are ubiquitous in Solverse and come in many different shapes, styles, forms, and varieties. They range from the first primitive vessels of the Space Age to the sophisticated worldships of the El'yon race.
== First Trilogy Era ==
During the FTE, spacecraft in Sol System were largely the product of and graded by the Consortium. 
* Alpha-Class vehicles are all spacecraft constructed prior to Zero Day. They are generally considered antiques, though a few remain serviceable throughout the FTE to a select few affluent individuals.
* Beta-Class serve as the primary launch vehicles for the Consortium in achieving suborbit, LEO, and other primary orbits from Earth gravity. 
* Gamma-Class are intra-Consortium craft designed to provide transportation of both goods and people between the constituent Consortium systems. 
* Delta-Class are the largest category: freighters of all shapes and sizes for transportation throughout all of Sol System. 
* Episilon, Zeta, and Eta-Class are all specific vehicle types produced for singular purposes and the many various constituent entities of the Consortium and are largely used to maintain the operations of the autonomous trade network. 
* Theta-Class vessels are scientific spacecraft designed to be inhabited primarily by researchers, engineers, and other spacers in the STEM professions and serve as both primary residence and workplace. The largest Theta-Class vehicles may be indistinguishable from orbiting space stations.
* Iota-Class vehicles are appropriately the smallest class and are largely designed for one or two passengers for quick transits as well as explorative and combat roles. 
* Chi-Class (also called X-Class after the Greek letter) were the spacecraft designed principally for space combat by the Consortium in secret. 
== Notable Spacecraft ==
* Nature
* The Defiant
* Progress
* Dominion
* Perihelion
* Scythia I, Scythia II, Scythia III
* The Nereid
* X-11 Black Cat Thunderbird
Category:Space Age
Category:Foundation Period
Category:First Trilogy
Category:Twilight Era
Category:Second Trilogy
Category:Great Expansion
Category:Age of Exploration
Category:Third Trilogy
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