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This is a list of fictional spacecraft, starships and exo-atmospheric vessels that have been identified by name in notable published works of fiction.

The term spacecraft is mainly used to refer to spacecraft that are real or conceived using present technology. The terms spaceship and starship are generally applied only to fictional space vehicles, usually those capable of transporting people.

The spaceship is one of the prime elements in science fiction. Numerous short stories and novels are built up around various ideas for spacecraft, and spacecraft have featured in many films and television series. Some hard science fiction books focus on the technical details of the craft.

Some fictional spaceships have been referenced in the real world, notably Starship Enterprise from Star Trek which gave its name to Space Shuttle Enterprise and to the VSS Enterprise.[1]

For other ships from Star Wars, Star Trek, Robotech, Transformers, and other major franchises, see the separate lists linked below.

Shuttles

(Planet to orbit)

Lunar

Interplanetary

Interstellar

Military or exploration

Space fighters

"Space fighters" are fictional spacecraft analogous to fighter aircraft. They are popular as the subjects of flight simulator-like space combat video games, such as the "Wing Commander" and "X-Wing" series. The following are some examples of space fighters from various media franchises and games:

Babylon 5

Template:Multicol The Earth Alliance (Starfury fighters)

The Minbari Federation

The Narn Regime

Template:Multicol-break The Centauri Republic

The Shadows

The Vorlons

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Battlestar Galactica

Template:Multicol The Twelve Colonies

Template:Multicol-break The Cylons

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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Template:Multicol The Earth Defense Directorate

  • Star Fighter
  • Star Fighter MK II
  • Hawk's Fighter

Template:Multicol-break The Draconian Empire

  • Draconian Marauder (also known as a "Hatchet Fighter")

Others

  • Scorpion Fighter
  • Zaad Fighter

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Macross

Template:Multicol U.N. Spacy

Template:Multicol-break The Barota

The Zentradi

Parallel World U.N. Spacy

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Robotech

Main article: List of Robotech vehicles

Robotech Armed Forces (Veritech fighters)

Army of the Southern Cross (Veritech fighters)

Zentraedi

Space: Above and Beyond

Template:Multicol The United States Marine Corps

  • SA-43 Hammerhead Endo/Exo-Atmospheric Attack Jet

Template:Multicol-break The Chigs

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StarCraft

Template:Multicol The Protoss

  • Corsair support fighter
  • Interceptor attack drones
  • Scout superiority fighter
  • Phoenix superiority fighter

Template:Multicol-break The Terrans

  • Wraith superiority fighter
  • Valkyrie superiority fighter
  • Viking fighter/walker

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Stargate

Template:Multicol Tau'ri/Earth (USAF fighters)

The Goa'uld

The Ancients (also known as Alterans or Lanteans)

Template:Multicol-break The Wraith

The Ori

Other Races

  • In the SGA episode "The Daedalus Variations" fighters are deployed when the Daedalus disables their mothership.
  • In SGU, the "Blueberry Aliens" have FTL-capable, shielded small attack vessels.
  • In SGU, several fleets of unmanned drone fighters are encountered.

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Star Trek

Template:Multicol Starfleet/Federation

  • Federation Attack Fighter [18]
  • Raider Class Attack Ship
  • Valkyrie Attack Fighter (seen in Star Trek: Invasion)
  • Valor-class Type-2 Valkyrie Attack Fighter
  • Type-3 Valkyrie Attack Fighter
  • Wraith-class Stealth Fighter (Appears in Star Trek: Shattered Universe and several novels)

Klingon Empire

Bajorans

  • Bajoran raider
  • Bajoran interceptor

Cardassians

Template:Multicol-break The Dominion

Romulan Star Empire

Vulcans

Talaxians

  • Talaxian Fighter

Terran Empire

  • Phantom class Fighter
  • Spectre class Fighter

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Star Wars

In the Star Wars universe, a starfighter is a blanket term for all small combat space craft, regardless of shields, hyperspace capability, weaponry (unless it carries none), armor, maneuverability and crew. "Snubfighter" (a term first used in Star Wars), though no concise definition has been given, often refers to a fighter carrying shielding, secondary weapons systems such as Proton Torpedoes or concussion missiles, and being hyperspace capable. Starfighters sometimes bear mission designations similar to modern fighter aircraft, such as "strike fighter" and "space superiority fighter". Template:Multicol Galactic Republic

Rebel Alliance/New Republic

Template:Multicol-break Galactic Empire

Confederacy of Independent Systems

Other

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FreeSpace

Template:Multicol The Galactic Terran Alliance

  • GTF Apollo space superiority fighter
  • GTF Ares strategic assault fighter
  • GTF Erinyes heavy assault fighter
  • GTF Hercules heavy assault fighter
  • GTF Hercules Mark II heavy assault fighter
  • GTF Loki reconnaissance fighter
  • GTF Myrmidon advanced space superiority fighter
  • GTF Pegasus stealth reconnaissance fighter
  • GTF Perseus interceptor
  • GTF Ulysses space superiority fighter
  • GTF Valkyrie interceptor

Template:Multicol-break The Parliamentary Vasudan Empire

  • PVF Anubis light fighter
  • PVF Horus interceptor
  • PVF Ptah stealth reconnaissance fighter
  • PVF Serapis advanced interceptor
  • PVF Seth heavy fighter
  • PVF Tauret heavy fighter
  • PVF Thoth space superiority fighter

The Shivans

  • SF Aeshma heavy attack fighter
  • SF Astaroth interceptor
  • SF Basilisk heavy attack fighter
  • SF Dragon space superiority fighter
  • SF Manticore interceptor
  • SF Mara space superiority fighter
  • SF Scorpion reconnaissance fighter

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Other properties

Andromeda

  • RF-42 Centaur Tactical Fighter (Slipfighter)

Darius series

  • The Silver Hawk

Exosquad

Farscape

Gradius

Halo

  • UNSC C-709 Longsword Interceptor
  • UNSC YSS-1000 Sabre space superiority fighter - notably, uses a Shuttle-style booster system for planetary launch.
  • UNSC F-41 'Broadsword' Exoatmospheric Multirole Strike Fighter
  • Covenant Seraph

Honorverse

  • Cimiterre (Havenite Design LAC)
  • Ferret (Manticoran Design LAC)
  • Katana (Grayson Design Space Superiority LAC)
  • Shrike (Manticoran Design LAC)

Perry Rhodan

  • Moskito-Jet
  • Lightning-Jet
  • Space-Jet (various designs, unlike the above disk shaped, not like a plane)

Star Fox Series

Super Robot Wars's Banpresto Originals

  • YAM-008-2 Altairlion
  • YSF-34 Vegalion

R-Type

  • R-9 Arrowhead

The Last Starfighter

  • Star League Gunstar (first major movie to use CGI for space battle sequences)
  • Xurian Deckfighter
  • Xurian Scout Fighter

Mass Effect

  • F-61 Trident Fighter

Transportation, freight, or colonization

Intergalactic

Personal spacecraft

Space stations

See also

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