Starshot Enterprises

Starshot Enterprises is a ship manufacturing corporation that makes capital ships with its abundance of resources. Being founded in the mid-22nd century to become the backbone of resource transportation during the early days of widespread spaceflight, Starshot Enterprises works closely with the Republic of Sol to make freighters and fighters, such as the fleet carrier Jewel, which carries the entire RoSID fleet, and contains the largest alcubierre drive created to date.

Ships that Starshot Enterprises has manufactured:

## Phoenix

* Front
* Orthographic Port View

## Vessel

### Description

A ship that was manufactured prior to Starshot introducing the bulkier designs seen in space today.

### Notable Features

A ring spins around the central structure, providing some feeling of gravity to the crew.

## Capabilities

### Delta-V

Infinite (Top speed due to Interstellar drag: 0.12c)

## Life and Services

### Phoenix

Starshot's foray into the shipyard industry. Pre-Renaissance vessel; characterized by having very little cargo and habitation space, and using outdated forms of Bussard propulsion.

### IX-231 CRGO

Primitive freighter capable of interstellar travel and turning into a space station. This vessel was the catalyst for the first interstellar space stations and colonies.

### IX-251 CRGO

The successor of the 231. Wet workshop functionality removed freeing habitation in favor of cargo space, more efficient fuel source used and capable of freighting more over longer distances. Much more versatile.

### IX-313 Explorer

An alternate version of the 251. Cargo spaces repurposed as fuel tanks and bigger engines with better nozzle shapes allow unparalleled efficiency and range. Fuel tanks can be jettisoned to turn the ship into a wet workshop.

## Bolyeria

Bolyeria viewed from three orthographic angles...Top to bottom (Left): Bolyeria S viewed from top, front, side...Top to bottom (Right): Bolyeria P viewed from top, front, side...Bottom: Bolyeria P attached to launch/landing platform: front, side, top

## Vessel

### Variations

S-class: basic lightweight variant, P-class: capable of landing at pads on airless planets, E-class: atmospheric shielding and a hydrodynamic keel for water and dry landings on pressurized planets.

### Classes

Cityship, Bus-ship, Spaceboat (E variant)

### Description

The Bolyeria, a vessel built for mass transport between planets and stars.

### Notable Features

An observation deck 150m tall lies atop the aft of the vessel, imbalances caused by the tower are offset by a keel on the underside. The Bussard receivers located on either side of the aft can be reconfigured to output thrust via the main fuel supply when interstellar velocities do not need to be attained.

## Capabilities

### Delta-V

Infinite (Bussard), 250km/s (Interplanetary/Landing), 45km/s (RCS)

### Capable of Landfall

Yes (Only at specially equipped launch facilities)

## Life and Services

### Artificial Gravity

Rings located in aft capable of holding 1,500 people in a 0.4g environment

### Viewports

Tower, wings protruding from tower base, very front of the stern

***High Tier Cityship (Type P Classified as Spaceboat) / 850x1773x307 / Capacity: 750,000 / Manufactured 2800***

*"Twenty five million cubic meters of luxurious living - a flying city to be reckoned with. Whether you are taking a Bolyeria cruiser for a jump to the next planet over or for a generation-spanning Interstellar expedition, an enjoyable time onboard is nothing short of guaranteed. Flights can easily be booked from the Starshot Enterprises cyberhub; don't wait around!" - Starshot Exploration Division's marketing department*

The Bolyeria is a gargantuan mass transport vehicle built to transport many passengers with maximum comfort, at 1.773km long. Its engines run on two modes, which allow for either unlimited range or high acceleration to local destinations. The aft is home to a launch bay in which vessels can be stored; usually the Bolyeria comes equipped with a couple Boidae transportation shuttles and Titanoboa combat cruisers. The class S Bolyeria is seen in service the most and is often recruited for short term transportation.

A variant E Bolyeria is also sometimes seen in service and is capable of planetary landings, with several vertical boosters and an interior built to withstand more vertical stresses - landing is a difficult affair though. The ship is capable of landing in a sea and remaining afloat, which also helps reduce feedback vibrations from the engines during approach.

Approach sequence: the variant E slowly decelerates from orbital velocities and uses its dV reserves to slowly descend over its landing site, with atmospheric planets necessitating a more delicate deceleration and descent. Above the landing site (which may be a reservoir/sea or a launch platform depending on the presence of an atmosphere), the ship comes to a slow halt and the rear engines and RCS ports are completely sealed off. Upon contact with a launch tower, the engines dethrottle over a 30 second period allowing the structure to come to a rest. A long dethrottle sequence is not required for an ocean landing.

On completely dry planets, a launch platform is used to reduce the complexity of a landing gear system, keeping weight down and distributing the weight of the vessel across the surface, though much maintenance is required on the launch building due to engine exposure - a stripped down P class is used for these classes.

Much of the interior has been designed to be comfortable to use in 0g while also useable under gravity while landed, with a habitation ring inside the midsection capable of generating up to 4g of gravity. This ring must be halted, locked and attached to the structure of the ship for acceleration and landing. Under the usual 0.05g of acceleration, the interior may feel tilted, but this is easily accustomed to; some rooms may be equipped with furniture that can adjust to the direction of gravity onboard, including cupholders and some chairs. During high-acceleration burns, passengers will be ordered to remain within cabins scattered around the ship, not unlike small passenger aircrafts - the chairs that line the walls of these cabins will align downwards to ensure that the passengers are sat down and do not feel like they are hanging or being pushed to the sides, and will reset to their usual orientation in 0g to ensure that disembarking is not difficult.

The P/E variants have not seen much service outside of speedy emergency evacuations from planets flagged as dangerous during previous wars, and most currently existing P/E classes wait on standby for such an event.

### Clydesdale

***Current gen interstellar freighter / 303x2806x189 / Crew capacity: 250 / Manufactured 2910***

*"The Clydesdale is a much improved take on hauling cargo from its predecessor, the Bairdi, better accommodating smaller ships and heavier cargo loads." - Solar Traders' Foundation*

### Umbriel

*Small wedge-shaped fighter / 14x17x6 / Crew capacity: 5 / Manufactured 2355*

### Titanoboa Dreadnought

***Heavy combat cruiser / 51x197x33 / Crew capacity: 50 / Manufactured 2356***

*"The Dreadnought is a capable vessel that can hold its place when pitted against other ships much larger than itself; it is no wonder, then, that much evolved models of the same basic design are still seen centuries after it made its initial debut." - Republic of Sol Internal Defence*

### Jewel

*A colossal fleet carrier / 144x334x103 / Crew capacity: 200 / Manufactured 2535*

### Trander

*A massive combat ship that guards the Sol system along with the rest of its fleet.*

### Bairdi

*Last gen interstellar freighter / 140x479x72 / Crew capacity: 600 / Manufactured 2701*

## Vessel

### Description

The flagship of Starshot's cargo division prior to the unveiling of the Clydesdale

## Berthing

### Capable of Berthing Smaller Vessels

During the loading process. Berthing impossible outside of dock.

## Life and Services

### Hibernation Facilities

Half the crew hibernates in 2-month shifts to reduce time felt on voyage.

### Viewports

The bridge located at the front

The Bairdi (Barday) class ship is a large freighter built to serve the role of the IX class as Starshot's legacy freighters fell out of use.