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'''Starship''' (a.k.a. '''interstellar spacecraft''') are [[spacecraft]] designed to travel between [[star system]]s or [[galaxy|galaxies]]. | '''Starship''' (a.k.a. '''interstellar spacecraft''') are [[spacecraft]] designed to travel between [[star system]]s or [[galaxy|galaxies]]. | ||
=History= | ==History== | ||
===Human starships=== | |||
==Human starships== | |||
:''We do not know at which point in history [[Human]]s developed starships, although they seem to exist by the early [[21st century]]. ([[DW]]: [[Nightmare of Eden]])'' | :''We do not know at which point in history [[Human]]s developed starships, although they seem to exist by the early [[21st century]]. ([[DW]]: [[Nightmare of Eden]])'' | ||
:''It is possible that the [[stunnel]] link between Earth and [[Arcturus]] stalled the invention of cost effective starships. ([[NA]]: [[Transit]])'' | :''It is possible that the [[stunnel]] link between Earth and [[Arcturus]] stalled the invention of cost effective starships. ([[NA]]: [[Transit]])'' | ||
=Types= | ==Types== | ||
Starships can traverse these distances in two basic ways: | Starships can traverse these distances in two basic ways: | ||
*Starships which utilize [[faster-than-light travel]]. | *Starships which utilize [[faster-than-light travel]]. | ||
*Starship which travel at or under the [[Wikipedia:speed of light|speed of light]] but put crew members in suspended animation. | *Starship which travel at or under the [[Wikipedia:speed of light|speed of light]] but put crew members in suspended animation. | ||
**[[Generation ship|Generation starships]] such as [[The Ark]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'') | **[[Generation ship|Generation starships]] such as [[The Ark]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Spacecraft]] | [[Category:Spacecraft|*]] | ||
