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Arclight conducting tests near Vesta.

Art by Mac Rebisz

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The SSV Endeavor, as inspired by Rendezvous with Rama.

Art by Graham Gazzard

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone.

Art from The Lunar War

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The Wingman Class 5 IFV

Art by Gerard Riley

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I like this one quite a bit, because it's a very striking design, but the details really give away how hard the science here is (droplet radiators!!!)

Art by paveplus

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Calphis, the first exoplanet visited and settled by the humans of Sol. Calphis is a dry, cool world with slightly less gravity than Earth. Nearly all of its water is frozen in the polar regions and the entire equatorial zone is belted by a dusty, sun-drenched expanse of sand and gravel.

The eight crews that comprised the Taushot Belle expedition dismantled much of their spacecraft and landed in the sub-polar regions. Now, a century later, the generations have factionalized into nation states that compete for unevenly distributed resources in the polar regions while also struggling to excavate mineral resources in the barren fringes.

Calphis has five moons, three of which are round and two which are irregular.

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Aldrin Cycler in space.

Art by Mac Rebisz

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Aldrin Cycler on the Mars end of its cycle.

Art by Mac Rebisz

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Aldrin Cycler departing Earth

Art by Mac Rebisz

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DSV Far Horizon from the Orbital 2100 RPG. Conducted the first crewed landings of Pluto and Tartarus (a rogue extrasolar planet).

Art by Ian Stead

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"Sword of the Orion spaceship exploring planetoids in the Kuiper Belt."

Art by Mac Rebisz

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Nuclear Cruise

Art by Nikausse

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Carousel New Brazilia, a gorgeous Stanford Torus.

Art by Nichlas Benjamin

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A pair of Daedalus-powered interstellar spacecraft in orbit around GJ 504b, to prove that I'm still alive.

Art by Nikausse

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Don't have a spaceship, but I just wanted to say thank you for your contribution to science fiction on this website.

I do my best. Science Fiction has a lot going on, so I decided that if I can't find the niche that I like, I'll just become it.

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cant believe i found the best blog on this site

Shucks.

Of course, I haven't posted in ages because I'm bad at Tumblr, but I appreciate it!

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The Dioscuri, high over Saturn.