====== SALVAGE SPACE: SPACECRAFT ======

===== Close Proximity / Local =====

A wide variety of chemical or ion-drive space-rated vehicles exist capable of short-duration, local proximity use rather than cross-system flights.

**Beltercraft**: a bewildering variety of ad-hoc engineered (rigged) thrusters and frames cobbled together by Belters for quick and dirty operations around their outposts and colonies.

**Cluster rock hoppers**: open-frame chassis used to haul passengers and small cargo such as tools or extended life support supplies between the various rocks in an orbiting cluster.

**Hardsuits**: utility armor for specific EVA investigation or repair missions

**Ring skimmers**: heavily shielded or armored chassis capable of ferrying passengers or cargo within or through densely packed ring debris safely

**Workpods**: utility vehicles carrying tools and bulk repair supplies useful for general station or spacecraft repair EVAs

===== System-wide =====

Spacecraft capable of inter-orbital delta-V mainly use [[Span Drive]], a Slower Than Light (STL) drive system that led to the development of Faster than Light drives which provides enough efficiency and thrust to bring in-system travel distances into economical reach.

**Cargo train / cycler**: A semi-automated cluster of cargo modules which follow a precisely laid out complex inter-orbit path picking up and dropping off modules on regular schedules between long established stations, outposts, and colonies across the system.

**Inter-orbit Shuttles**: long-duration flight capable passenger and cargo shuttles

**Navy gunships**: High delta-V interceptor craft used in armed response to piracy or inter-corporate conflict

**Navy patrol frigates**: Long-duration armed craft patrolling designated station, outpost, or colony groups

**Navy rescue**: High delta-V response vehicles trading heavy arms for emergency medical and response capabilities

**Platforms or Rigs**: mobile maker or breaker craft which can move to worksites as needed for manufacturing, mining, refining, or salvage

**Research / science base**: mobile temporary outposts used for scientific expeditions and research missions

**Survey lander**: Exploration craft used to find or verify points of interest before dispatching science or mining platforms

**Tanker Gas / Liquid**: Bulk cargo transport of various liquids, fuels, and liquefied gasses necessary to support the stations, outposts, and colonies across the system.

**Tug**: Bulk cargo hauler to tow platforms, refineries, or non-mobile structures to their worksites

^ LOCATION ^ ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION ^ SPACECRAFT TYPES ^
| [[Hipparcos 1368]]      | Star System          | |
| [[Jittania]]            | World                | |
| [[Tantalak]]            | Cluster              | Rock Hoppers |
| [[Niecti]]              | Mainworld            | |
| [[Sie Siete]]           | Ring                 | Ring skimmers |
| [[Sirona]]              | World                | |
| [[Aketi]]               | Ring                 | Ring skimmer |
| [[Ekiri]]               | Inner Gas Giant      | |
| [[Aninfuxe]]            | Cluster              | Rock Hoppers |
| [[Nikara]]              | Moon                 | |
| [[Avanyu]]              | Ring                 | Ring skimmers |
| [[Axure]]               | Ring                 | Ring skimmers |
| [[Ba Einnen]]           | Moon                 | |
| [[Chatitika]]           | Ring                 | Ring skimmers |
| [[Cuius Ure]]           | Moon                 | |
| [[Ontita]]              | Moon                 | |
| [[Taizu]]               | Moon                 | |
| [[Jaku]]                | Moon                 | |
| [[Babers Einen]]        | Moon                 | |
| [[utasar]]              | Moon                 | |
| [[Vasishka]]            | Moon                 | |
| [[Jiti Psi]]            | Moon                 | |
| [[Seinhren Benen]]      | Moon                 | |
| [[Kasama]]              | Inner Asteroid Belt  | |
| [[Jahannam]]-[[Argosa]] | Planetary System     | |
| [[Antia]]               | Ring                 | Ring skimmers |
| [[Kamse]]               | Moon                 | |
| [[Sahiba]]              | Middle Asteroid Belt | |
| [[Probuerrim]]          | Outer Gas Giant      | |
| [[Coroes Avexuble]]     | Cluster              | Rock Hoppers |
| [[Sananda]]             | Moon                 | |
| [[Bukuret]]             | Moon                 | |
| [[Volkdersaener]]       | Moon                 | |
| [[Shandara]]            | Outer Asteroid Belt  | |
| [[Tandra]]              | Far Asteroid Belt    | |

===== Example Spacecraft =====
Cluster rock hoppers \\
Ring skimmers \\ 
Station workpods \\
Hardsuits \\
In-system cargo shuttle \\
In-system passenger shuttle \\
Belters \\
Navy Patrols / Frigates \\
Navy gunship \\
Navy rescue \\
Cargo train / cycler \\
Tug \\
Mining \\
Survey lander \\
Tanker Gas / Liquid \\
Research / Science base \\
Manufacture / Salvage \\

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