/sci/ - Science & Math

Post realistic spaceships from Sci-Fi
>matter-antimatter engines
>realstic fuckhuge radiators
>tensile structure to save mass
>crew quarters far away from reactor

>>12323503
Some parts of Avatar is based, the Venture star is wasted Kino

>>10507954
The Venture Star is a seriously interesting and well-thought-out ship. It only carries 50% of its fuel requirements, and relies on a laser-driven sail both for launching out of Sol and decelerating back into Sol; its matter/antimatter engines are just used to decelerate into or accelerate out from Alpha Centauri A's influence.
The whole thing is built as a tensile structure, although I'm not sure if they thought how that would play with all the different possible modes of acceleration and deceleration it might experience. The ability to transition between a rotating hab for the "awake" crew during the flight to skyscraper/Expanse-style layouts for the boost and brake phases of flight seem like they've been overlooked.