What is the name of your exploration ship?
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I do exploring in lots of ships. Long range / fast stuff in more appropriate ships, but planetary stuff in things without good jump range... so yeah that list:
DBX = Cool Banana (it runs cool; it's yellowish or at least the old scheme was; also a kiwi term for "that's ok" or even "this is fine"
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AspX = Quarian Jiggly-BumBum (Mass Effect MP reference, and then Asp/bottom. Yes i'm immature still )
Conda = Slot-Banger (because i'm terrible at docking in-out)
Python = Rusty Sage (being a SoundGarden fan in the 80s, and Chris had just died...)
DBX = Cool Banana (it runs cool; it's yellowish or at least the old scheme was; also a kiwi term for "that's ok" or even "this is fine"
)AspX = Quarian Jiggly-BumBum (Mass Effect MP reference, and then Asp/bottom. Yes i'm immature still
)Conda = Slot-Banger (because i'm terrible at docking in-out)
Python = Rusty Sage (being a SoundGarden fan in the 80s, and Chris had just died...)
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My exploration 'conda is called LMS Explorer after the vessel from LEGO Rock Raiders, one of my favourite games as a child. The game is all about mining, scouting and building vehicles, and as such my 'conda is kitted out with mining equipment, every scanner I could find and 4 SRV hangars. This also makes it great for deep-space exploration since I can always find jumponium, and can scan any Thargoid ships I might come across for clues about what they are doing and where they are going.
My ASP is called Golden Butt, for fairly obvious reasons.
My exploration Dolphin is called Bottle Snozzle, for more obvious reasons.
My ASP is called Golden Butt, for fairly obvious reasons.
My exploration Dolphin is called Bottle Snozzle, for more obvious reasons.
Cobra MKIII : "122222323332126911917" (ID : IAUUWA)
ASPX : "DSS Star's End"
DBX : "ECHO-419"
Anaconda : "DSS I Don't Know"
ASPX : "DSS Star's End"
DBX : "ECHO-419"
Anaconda : "DSS I Don't Know"
Named my Anaconda after Walter Baade
Quote from wikipedia: "he identified supernovae as a new category of astronomical objects. Zwicky and he also proposed the existence of neutron stars, and proposed that supernovae could create neutron stars."
Quote from wikipedia: "he identified supernovae as a new category of astronomical objects. Zwicky and he also proposed the existence of neutron stars, and proposed that supernovae could create neutron stars."
DBX is named Titan Uranus after my 2 favourite bodies from the solar system
Cobra MkIII is named Ereptile Disfunction for no particular reason.
Sold everything else prior to the upcoming dead ends circumnav, didn't want scruffy oiks running their keys down the sides of them while they were parked up for a year or so!
Cobra MkIII is named Ereptile Disfunction for no particular reason.
Sold everything else prior to the upcoming dead ends circumnav, didn't want scruffy oiks running their keys down the sides of them while they were parked up for a year or so!
60 Ly Annie . Beagle Point Express
AspX "The Lady Alice" The girl is gone now but the Lady sails ever on....................
but the Lady sails ever on....................
My AspX is called the Erebus - Latin for "the dark void", also the name of a volcano in Antarctica where they test autonomous rover tech in an extreme environment before sending it into space.
I've always thought "Erebus" a good name for a deep-space exploration ship and have usually used it as such in space-exploration games I've played, going right back to the old Starflight games of the 1980s.
I've since noticed a Federation battlecruiser named "FNV Erebus". I'd like to think they stole the name from me...
I've always thought "Erebus" a good name for a deep-space exploration ship and have usually used it as such in space-exploration games I've played, going right back to the old Starflight games of the 1980s.
I've since noticed a Federation battlecruiser named "FNV Erebus". I'd like to think they stole the name from me...
Interesting.
Knew the Anaconda was a popular exploration vessel but I guess I didn't realize it was a very popular exploration vessel.
Knew the Anaconda was a popular exploration vessel but I guess I didn't realize it was a very popular exploration vessel.
AspX "Veritas Voyager" (Roman goddess of truth)
DBX "Honey Badger" (ref: youtube video)
DBX "Honey Badger" (ref: youtube video)
Diamondback Explorer - Blue Monday.....after the song
STAR RUNNER
I know, very cliche. It used to be River Song as seen in signature, but I also use this ship to run missions, and so I'm always running to somewhere or from someone (pirates, assassins, etc). I considered "Forest Gump", but "Star Runner" seems more appropriate for a spaceship.
I know, very cliche. It used to be River Song as seen in signature, but I also use this ship to run missions, and so I'm always running to somewhere or from someone (pirates, assassins, etc). I considered "Forest Gump", but "Star Runner" seems more appropriate for a spaceship.
I saw The Divine Comedy playing last weekend. Halfway through one of their songs they suddenly broke into playing the first half of Blue Monday, classic.
Laia, Rey and Hera.
DBX : The fifty five L-Y'er, because it can reach a jump rang of 55 Ly with a specific outfitting.
Anaconda : Kite on stellar wind
AspX : Perceval, because of the French TV show Kaamelot, where the knight Perceval is in fact a kind of stupid but funny knight with a very surprising knowledge of astrononics and a strong will of going to explore the universe, one day...
Anaconda : Kite on stellar wind
AspX : Perceval, because of the French TV show Kaamelot, where the knight Perceval is in fact a kind of stupid but funny knight with a very surprising knowledge of astrononics and a strong will of going to explore the universe, one day...