Starship Eridanus
"Yesterday, I learned that data on all our work here, including Team-secret data on the Sugihara Effect, had got into the hands of the Komintern and was being used in research at the Smolensk laboratories."
— Duncan MacLeod (H. Beam Piper), "The Mercenaries"
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Altair: the third sub-light starship sent to 61 Cygni. Named for one of the three stars of the Summer Triangle.
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Babur: the first sub-light starship sent to Epsilon Indi; remained in orbit above Bhumi (Epsilon Indi II). Named for a historical Indian leader.
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Cascade: the second faster-than-light starship, sent to Epsilon Eridani.
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Da Gama: the third sub-light starship sent to Alpha Centauri; returned to Earth. Named for the leader of the first European expedition to the Indian Ocean.
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Ebisu: Tau Ceti III, the colonized world of the Tau Ceti system; first settled by the sub-light starship Rorqual. Named for a Japanese mythological figure.
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Francis Drive: starship propulsion system designed on the basis of faster-than-light (FTL) principles first discovered by Free Scientist Carter Iohannes Francis.
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Gandhi: the third sub-light starship sent to Epsion Indi. Named for a historical Indian leader.
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Insurrection: rebellion of descendants of the "Free Scientists" against the political order of the World Union; waged across Earth and throughout the Sol system; ended in stalemate. Back to top |
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Judiciary (formally "Ship's Judiciary"): the judicial body of the civic government aboard a sub-light starship, appointed by the Chief Administrator, from a list of candidates provided by the Judicial Advisory Committee, an "arm's length" body of shipboard legal professionals (including former judges) selected by the Ship's Assembly. Members of the Judiciary serve a term of six years but are eligible for immediate and repeated reappointment. Like the Ship Commander and the Chief Scientist, members of the Ship's Judiciary can only be removed prior to the expiration of their term by a vote of a supermajority of the Assembly. Back to top |
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Magellan: the second sub-light starship sent to Alpha Centauri; first sub-light ship to return to Earth. Named for the leader of the first European expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
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Nile: first sub-light starship sent to Epsilon Eridani; remained in orbit above Phaethon (Epsilon Eridani II). Named for the longest river in Africa. Back to top |
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Orca: the second sub-light starship sent to Tau Ceti; began return voyage to Earth but encountered Glimmer while still under acceleration and subsequently returned to Tau Ceti. Named for a toothed whale of Earth.
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Peary: the fourth sub-light starship sent to Alpha Centauri; returned to Earth. Named for the leader of the first expedition to reach the North Pole.
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Radiant: the third faster-than-light starship, sent to 61 Cygni.
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Scientific Corps: body of engineers and scientists aboard a sub-light starship, which is responsible for all technical operations — the most important functions being engineering and life support — and scientific activities, including medical care and education. Headed by the Chief Scientist. Modelled on the historical Free Scientists.
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Tau Ceti: star system 11.9 light-years from the Sol system; the fifth destination for sub-light starship colonization. Back to top |
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Vega: the second sub-light starship sent to 61 Cygni. Named for one of the three stars of the Summer Triangle. Back to top |
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Yangtze: the third sub-light starship sent to Epsilon Eridani. Named for the longest river in Asia. Back to top |
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