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Starships

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== Starships ==

All (human) starships in the T-Space universe are based on Alcubierre-Broek warp technology, which imposes an upper limit on their size.

See [[Ship classes]] or [[Ships by name]].

Beta Hydri

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[[Category:Stars_with_Planets]]
== Beta Hydri ==
=== Factual ===

24.4 light years from Sol, this G2 star is considered a subgiant (category IV), at 1.1 solar masses. From Earth, it is the nearest conspicuous star to the South Pole, although at 12 degrees away it is hardly a pole star. It is about 6.7 billion years old, and probably started out as an F-type star, now evolving off the main sequence (as our own sun will do in a few billion years). Any planet which might have developed life early in the star's history will likely be too hot now for it to survive, but a cooler planet (like Mars, say) could be comfortable now, so not out of the question for 65-million-year-old terraformers.

=== Fictional ===
(tentative, awaiting publication)

Beta Hydri is the primary star of Pallas and the Raven. The former, Pallas, is a subneptune orbited by, among others, the unusually large moon called Raven. The captain of the ''Lenore'', who named them, was an Edgar Allan Poe fan. Raven is between Earth and Mars in size, and has been terraformed. It is not tidally locked with Pallas, although the reasons why not are unclear. The Terraformers may be responsible.

The main spaceport and settlement is in the northern temperate band of the planet, but the dry tropics show archeological evidence of an old civilization. A major geological feature of this area is the Rift, a huge and somewhat chaotic valley system bigger than Earth's Grand Canyon but smaller than Mars' Valles Marineris. This is known as Raven's Rift.

=== Nearby Stars ===

Interesting stars within 10 ly include the following:

Star Type Dist. ly
[[Zeta Tucanae]] F8-G0 V 6.7
[[Delta Pavonis]] G5-8 V-IV 9.3
[[p Eridani]] AB K0-2 V/K3-5 V 10.0

Ship classes

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Ships in the T-Space stories are often identified by type or class, instead of or in addition to name. In later stories (after the first expeditions, when interstellar travel has become more routine), ships are identified by both a letter class (eg S-class) and/or a model name (for example, Sapphire or Sandquist). There is no requirement for the model name to have the first letter, and indeed for some classes (eg Y, IP) it makes little sense, but it is a common convention.

== Starship Classes ==
=== V class ===
An older class of ship, first after the original ships of the original Alpha Centauri expedition. The original three were the ''[[Endeavour]]'', ''[[Victoria]]'' and ''[[Vostok]]'' (reference: ''[[Alpha Centauri: The Return]]''). These were the first ships capable of landing on and taking off from the surface of a planet without detaching the warp drive systems, thanks to their high-impulse plasma thrusters and compact fusion power supplies.

=== Y class ===
A medium-large sized ship, sometimes equipped for passengers or cargo, often built as the equivalent of "luxury yachts", with better accommodations for the owner and guests than a smaller ship.

Example: ''[[Carcharodon]]''

=== C class ===
Medium sized, similar to Y class. Designed for cargo but smaller than IC or X class.

Example: ''[[Cerulean Cloud]]''

Black's ship ''[[Mandragore]]'' is a modified C class with some of the cargo volume given over to extended range tankage. (ref ''[[The Centauri Surprise]]'')

=== S class ===
Smaller ships, for extended scouting (with more interior volume given over to fuel) or medium range cargo and passenger runs. Sometimes personal spacecraft.
==== Sapphire ====
One of the most common S class vehicles, with a long history. Used by both Jason Curtis and Jackie Roberts. Adaptable and with a good reputation.

Examples: ''[[Starfire]]'', ''[[Sophie]]''.
==== Sandquist ====
Slightly larger than a Sapphire, with a different configuration. Warp pods are mounted on wing tips which pivot downwards in space to provide appropiate spatial configuration for the warp field. Slightly less range than a typical Sapphire.

Example ''[[Razgon]]''
==== Staravelle ====
(Or is this big enough to be Y class?)
Designed around a large central cargo bay with a ventral loading ramp and four telescoping legs. ((Shades of Thunderbird 2))

=== I Series ===
The I designation is not used as a standalone, but denotes a common hull and powerplant combination used by both short- and long-haul passenger and cargo ships, larger than Y class. The interior volume is arranged differently for the following sub-classes:

==== IL class ====
Interstellar cruise liners intended for shorter range trips (notably, the Earth - Alpha Centauri route, although they could also accommodate Tau Ceti - Epsilon Eridani if traffic warranted). Needing less fuel, much of the interior volume comprises passenger compartments and a common lounge/entertainment area. Could be temporarily modified (e.g. using internal fuel bladders in some of the passenger areas) for longer range ferry.

Example: ''[[Southern Sky]]''

==== IP class ====
Like cruise liners but with more interior space given over to fuel, and with passenger space largely allocated to hibernation pods, allowing for more passenger capacity. Larger than Y-class but shy of the maximum theoretical volume for a translight warp bubble. Typically 20 to 30 hibernating passengers, several non-hibernating, crew of four (??), and cargo space for the passenger's effects.

Example: ''[[Mayflower]]'', ''[[Speedwell]]''

==== IX class ====
Extended range ships, with characteristics of both IL and IP classes. Liner-like accommodations, but fewer in number than IL class, with the range of IP class but less volume given over to hibernation pods. Variations on this class are used as research ships with a larger crew and lab space.

Example: ''[[Arabelle]]''. The ''[[Deep Star]]'' ships on the [[Eta Carinae expedition]] were similar.

==== IC class ====
Similar in hull configuration to IL and IP classes, with with most interior volume configured as cargo space rather than for passengers.

=== X class ===
Largest configuration. Designed for large cargoes (heavy machinery, construction equipment, etc) best shipped in one piece rather than in parts. Limited range due to fuel/volume tradeoffs. A few military versions (XM) are fitted with anti-matter engines for extra range.

Characters

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== Individual Characters in T-Space ==

Currently T-Space stories can be grouped into three eras:

* First steps (circa 2070) when man develops an effective warp drive and starts exploring the nearer stars. ( ''Alpha Centauri'' )
* Jason's era (circa 2100) warp ships have become affordable to well-off groups and individuals, and uncontrolled exploration is beginning
* First contact (circa 2120) planets around the nearer stars are well-settled, there are a few colonies at the fringe, and we're starting to realize there are other star-farers around ( ''The Chara Talisman'', ''The Reticuli Deception'' )

Because a human lifespan easily overlaps these, it's possible that a given character may show up in stories in different eras (aged appropriately, of course).

== First Steps ==
* Dr. [[Algernon Brenke]] - inventor of the warp drive (full name mentioned in ''Reticuli Deception'', ch. 34)
===Associated with Alpha Centauri Expedition===
* [[Charles Kemmerer]] - (Deputy) Director of Quarantine Facility on Luna, successor to Darwin
* [[?? Grainger]] - original lead exobiologist, injured in training accident
* [[?? Wallace]] - original backup exobiologist, en route to Enceladus

===Alpha Centauri Expedition===
* [[George Darwin]] - lead (exo)biologist (''Heinlein''/'''planet-c''')
* [[Franklin Drake]] - Mission commander (''Heinlein'')
* [[Elizabeth Sawyer]] - 2IC, geologist/planetologist, pilot of the ''[[Robert A. Heinlein]]'', '''planet-c''', '''sw'''
* [[Xiaojing Wu]] - microbiologist (Heinlein) '''planet-k?'''
*
* [[Ganesh Patel]] - captain/pilot of the ''[[Chandrasekhar]]'', '''planet-c'''
* [[Jennifer Singh]] - botanist (''Chandrasekhar''/'''planet-c'''), '''sw'''
* [[Peter Finley]] - geologist, Canada? (''Chandrasekhar''/'''planet-c'''), '''sw''' (was Jones, Smith)
* [[Fred Tyrell]] - geologist (''Chandra''/''Anderson''/'''planet-k'''), '''sw'''drasekhar''
*
* [[Ulrika Klaar]] - biologist (''Krechet''/'''planet-k'''), '''sw'''
* [[Dmitri Tsibliev]] - captain/pilot of the ''[[Krechet]]'', '''planet-k'''
* [[? Krysansky]] - medical doctor (Krechet) '''sw'''
* [[Roger Dejois ]] - ''Krechet'' - French biologist/ecologist?) '''sw'''
*
* [[Geoff Tracey]] - captain/pilot of the ''[[Anderson]]'' (nod to Jeff Tracy of ''Thunderbirds'', created by Gerry Anderson)
* [[Greg Vukovich]] - astrophysicist (''Anderson'')
* [[? Simms]] - meteorologist (''Anderson''?)
* [[Naomi Maclaren]] engineer, (''Anderson''), '''sw'''

*
* [[? Lee]] - captain/pilot of the ''[[Xing Hua]]'' '''missing'''
* 3 other crew of ''Xing Hua'', missing.

== Jason's Era ==

* [[Jason Curtis]] - owner/pilot of the ''[[Starfire]]''
* Renee
* George Menzies

== First Contact ==

* Dr. Hannibal Carson - archaeologist
* Quentin Ducayne - unspecified director in Homeworld Security
* Jaqueline (Jackie) Roberts - owner/pilot of the S-class ''[[Sophie]]''
* Marten (a timoan) - archaeologist
* Hopkins - bad guy, dealer in illicit alien artifacts
* Rico - works for Hopkins
* Maynard - bad guy, [[Valkaryan]]

Characters

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Xuoz5k: Created

== Individual Characters in T-Space ==

Currently T-Space stories can be grouped into three eras:

* First steps (circa 2070) when man develops an effective warp drive and starts exploring the nearer stars. ( ''Alpha Centauri'' )
* Jason's era (circa 2100) warp ships have become affordable to well-off groups and individuals, and uncontrolled exploration is beginning
* First contact (circa 2120) planets around the nearer stars are well-settled, there are a few colonies at the fringe, and we're starting to realize there are other star-farers around ( ''The Chara Talisman'', ''The Reticuli Deception'' )

Because a human lifespan easily overlaps these, it's possible that a given character may show up in stories in different eras (aged appropriately, of course).

== First Steps ==
* Dr. [[Algernon Brenke]] - inventor of the warp drive (full name mentioned in ''Reticuli Deception'', ch. 34)
===Associated with Alpha Centauri Expedition===
* [[Charles Kemmerer]] - (Deputy) Director of Quarantine Facility on Luna, successor to Darwin
* [[?? Grainger]] - original lead exobiologist, injured in training accident
* [[?? Wallace]] - original backup exobiologist, en route to Enceladus

===Alpha Centauri Expedition===
* [[George Darwin]] - lead (exo)biologist (''Heinlein''/'''planet-c''')
* [[Franklin Drake]] - Mission commander (''Heinlein'')
* [[Elizabeth Sawyer]] - 2IC, geologist/planetologist, pilot of the ''[[Robert A. Heinlein]]'', '''planet-c''', '''sw'''
* [[Xiaojing Wu]] - microbiologist (Heinlein) '''planet-k?'''
*
* [[Ganesh Patel]] - captain/pilot of the ''[[Chandrasekhar]]'', '''planet-c'''
* [[Jennifer Singh]] - botanist (''Chandrasekhar''/'''planet-c'''), '''sw'''
* [[Peter Finley]] - geologist, Canada? (''Chandrasekhar''/'''planet-c'''), '''sw''' (was Jones, Smith)
* [[Fred Tyrell]] - geologist (''Chandra''/''Anderson''/'''planet-k'''), '''sw'''drasekhar''
*
* [[Ulrika Klaar]] - biologist (''Krechet''/'''planet-k'''), '''sw'''
* [[Dmitri Tsibliev]] - captain/pilot of the ''[[Kreschet]]'', '''planet-k'''
* [[? Krysansky]] - medical doctor (Krechet) '''sw'''
* [[Roger Dejois ]] - ''Krechet'' - French biologist/ecologist?) '''sw'''
*
* [[Geoff Tracey]] - captain/pilot of the ''[[Anderson]]'' (nod to Jeff Tracy of ''Thunderbirds'', created by Gerry Anderson)
* [[Greg Vukovich]] - astrophysicist (''Anderson'')
* [[? Simms]] - meteorologist (''Anderson''?)
* [[Naomi Maclaren]] engineer, (''Anderson''), '''sw'''

*
* [[? Lee]] - captain/pilot of the ''[[Xing Hua]]'' '''missing'''
* 3 other crew of ''Xing Hua'', missing.

== Jason's Era ==

* [[Jason Curtis]] - owner/pilot of the ''[[Starfire]]''
* Renee
* George Menzies

== First Contact ==

* Dr. Hannibal Carson - archaeologist
* Quentin Ducayne - unspecified director in Homeworld Security
* Jaqueline (Jackie) Roberts - owner/pilot of the S-class ''[[Sophie]]''
* Marten (a timoan) - archaeologist
* Hopkins - bad guy, dealer in illicit alien artifacts
* Rico - works for Hopkins
* Maynard - bad guy, [[Valkaryan]]

People

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Xuoz5k: Created

== The People of T-Space ==

This is the master page for characters appearing in T-Space and for 'peoples' - different cultures, species, etc.

* [[Characters]] (individuals)
* [[Species]]

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