Spaceship Names
From Concordances and Characters
Spaceships are an important part of the hard Science Fiction love affair with outer space.
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[edit] Small Spaceships – Source Science Fiction
- EVA Pod - maintenance craft, 2001: A Space Odyssey
- TREV I - Magical Trevor 2
[edit] Lunar Vehicles – Source Science Fiction
- Selene – Arthur C. Clarke’s Fall of Moondust
- Selene II – Arthur C. Clarke’s Fall of Moondust
[edit] Near Earth Spaceships – Source Science Fiction
- Beautiful Dreamer - Allen Steele's Lunar Descent
- Deke Slayton - Allen Steele's Lunar Descent
- Harrison Schmitt - Allen Steele's Lunar Descent
- Jesco von Puttkamer - Allen Steele's Lunar Descent
- Lone Star Clipper or "SSTO Lone Star Clipper" - Allen Steele's Clarke County, Space
- Sally Ride - Allen Steele's Lunar Descent
[edit] Interplanetary Spaceships – Source Science Fiction
- Albert Einstein - Robert A. Heinlein's Red Planet p. 41
- Alexei Leonov - 2010: The Year We Make Contact
- Angel Links - Angel Links
- Arcturus - Arthur C. Clarke's The Sands of Mars, brief mention
- Ares - Arthur C. Clarke's The Sands of Mars
- Astronef - A Visit to the Moon
- Auriga - Arthur C. Clarke's Fall of Moondust
- Bebop, Swordfish II, Redtail, Hammerhead - Cowboy Bebop
- Berkshire - Film Silent Running 1972
- Brutus - Firefly
- Caliban - Samuel R. Delaney's Nova, (yacht)
- Cheasepeake - "The Long Watch," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth, brief reference
- Columbiad - From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, by Jules Verne
- Discovery 1 (XD-1) - 2001: A Space Odyssey
- IAV Dortmunder - Firefly
- Evening Star - "Logic of Empire," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- Falcon – “The Green Hills of Earth,” a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- Fireball XL5
- Firefly – “Space Jockey,” a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth, brief reference
- Flying Dutchman – “Space Jockey,” a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth, brief reference
- Freedom - Armageddon
- Galasphere 347 - Space Patrol puppet series
- Gremlin – “Space Jockey” and “Its Great to be Back,” short stories in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth, brief reference
- Independence - Armageddon
- The Kite - The Last Hero: A Discworld Fable
- IAV Magellan - Firefly
- Kon Tiki – Arthur C. Clarke’s A Meeting With Medusa
- Lafayette – “The Long Watch,” a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- Mars-1 - Red Planet
- Messiah - Deep Impact
- Moonbat – “Space Jockey,” a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth, brief reference
- Morrning Star - "Logic of Empire," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- Norad-II, III - StarCraft
- Olaf - Brute Orbits
- Palls – Arthur C. Clarke’s The Sands of Mars, brief reference
- Philip Nolan - "Space Jockey," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth, brief reference
- Polestar - "Delilah and the Space Rigger," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth, brief reference
- Potent Voyager - The Colour of Magic, Discworld series
- R.S. Goshawk - "Delilah and the Space Rigger," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- R.S. Half Moon - "Delilah and the Space Rigger," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- Sequoia - Film Silent Running 1972
- Skysprite - "Space Jockey," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- Sparrowhawk - "Its Great to be Back," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- Star Queen – Arthur C. Clarke’s The Sands of Mars, brief reference
- Thunderbolt - "Brake," a short story in Poul Anderson’s beyond the Beyond
- Tsien - 2010: The Year We Make Contact
- Trygve Lie - "The Long Watch," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- Valkyrie - "Ordeal in Space," a short story in Robert A. Heinlein's The Green Hills of Earth
- Valley Forge – Film Silent Running 1972
- Zero-X - Thunderbirds Are Go
[edit] Interstellar Spaceships – Source Science Fiction
- Acinonyx a class of frigates - Scott Westerfeld’s The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds
- Alphard – Hal Clement’s Cycle of Fire
- Andromeda Ascendant - Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
- Argonos - a Generation Ship in Richard Paul Russo's Ship of Fools (SF novel)
- Ark of the Covenant – Arthur C. Clarke’s The Songs of Distant Earth (briefly mentioned as one of two, possibly lost, Mormon colony ships)
- Asgard - novel Starman Jones by Robert Heinlein
- Auriga - Alien: Resurrection
- Balance of Judgment - Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
- Battlestar Galactica - Battlestar Galactica (1978) & 2003 remake
- Bellerophon also C-57D – Film Forbidden Planet 1956
- Betty - Alien: Resurrection
- Big Dog - generation ship, Starship by Brian W. Aldiss)
- Blue Midget - Red Dwarf
- Brittania, Z9M9Z, Dauntless - E. E. Smith's Lensman series
- C-57D - Forbidden Planet
- Canopus – “A Walk in the Dark,” a short story in Arthur C. Clarke’s Reach for Tomorrow
- TCS Concordia - Wing Commander
- Court Jester – “The Soft Weapon,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star
- USS Cygnus - The Black Hole
- Drunkard’s Walk – “Grendel,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star
- Dentless - Randall Garrett's "Backstage Lensman" parody
- CNV 301 Dreadnaught - Independence War (aka I-War)
- Drunkard’s Walk – “Grendel,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star
- Envoy of Peace – Eleanor Arnason’s Ring of Swords
- Excalibur – Arthur C. Clarke’s The Songs of Distant Earth
- Explorer – “A Relic of Empire,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star
- Far Star - Foundation's Edge and Foundation and Earth, by Isaac Asimov
- Gansas – Brian Aldiss’ The Dark Light Years
- Gantrithor - StarCraft
- Golden Circle – Larry Niven’s World of Ptavvs
- Golden Voyage – “Grendel,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star
- Gothlauth - Crest of the Stars
- Heart of Gold - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
- Heinlein – Larry Niven’s World of Ptavvs
- Hightail – Brian Aldiss’ The Dark Light Years
- Hunter Gratzner - Pitch Black movie
- Imhotep – Poul Anderson’s Firetime
- Isabella – Poul Anderson’s Firetime
- Iwo Jima – Larry Niven’s World of Ptavvs
- Jaccavrie – “Starfog,” a short story in Poul Anderson’s Beyond the Beyond
- Jupiter 2 - Lost in Space 1965-1967 television series, 1998 film
- Karamojo – Mike Brotherton’s Star Dragon
- Lazy Eight I – Larry Niven’s World of Ptavvs
- Lazy Eight II – Larry Niven’s World of Ptavvs
- Lazy Eight III – Larry Niven’s World of Ptavvs
- Lensman – “Flatlander,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star
- Leonora Christine - novel Tau Zero by Poul Anderson
- LEXX - a living spaceship Lexx
- Liberator, Scorpio, and London - Blake's 7
- Long Shot – “At the Core,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star
- Lynx - Scott Westerfeld’s The Risen Empire and The Killing of Worlds
- SDF-1 Macross - The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Robotech television series
- Magellan - novel The Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
- Makt – “Starfog,” a short story in Poul Anderson’s Beyond the Beyond
- U.E.S.C. Marathon - Marathon
- Marustopes – Brian Aldiss’ The Dark Light Years
- Massive - Invader Zim
- Millennium Falcon - Star Wars
- Moshe Peretz – Poul Anderson’s Firetime
- Nadesico ND-001, Cosmos ND-002, Kakitsubata ND-003, Shakuyaku ND-004 - Martian Successor Nadesico
- New Frontiers - Methuselah's Children
- Nimbus - Futurama
- Nostromo - Alien
- Outlaw Star - XGP15A-II, Outlaw Star
- USS Palamino - The Black Hole
- Pax Magellanic - Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
- Planet Express Ship - Futurama
- Pregnant Banana – “Grendel,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star brief reference
- Prometheus - Stargate SG-1
- NSEA Protector - Galaxy Quest
- Red Dwarf - Red Dwarf
- TFCT Rodger Young- troop transport, Starship Troopers
- Serenity - Firefly
- Sierra Nevada – Poul Anderson’s Firetime, brief reference
- Skydiver, several short stories and novels by Larry Niven: Long Shot (also in Ringworld), Slower Than Infinity, Drunkard's Walk, Hobo Kelly - Crashlander
- Slower Than Infinity – “Flatlander,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star
- Various Skylarks - E. E. Smith's Skylark series
- Sleipnir - (TSNX (Terran Space Navy) Cruiser) in "The Shadow of Space," a short story in Philip Jose Farmer's Down in the Black Gang
- Sol Bianca - Sol Bianca anime movies
- Solar Queen - Solar Queen series of novels by Andre Norton
- Spaceball One - Spaceballs
- Space Beagle - The Voyage of the Space Beagle, by A. E. van Vogt
- Space Cruiser Yonuar – “Day of Burning,” a short story in Poul Anderson’s Beyond the Beyond
- Spartacus - Independence War Deluxe Edition
- Starbug - Red Dwarf
- Starship Titanic - Starship Titanic and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
- Streaker - David Brin's Startide Rising
- Sulaco - Aliens
- Survey Ship S9000 – “Rescue Party,” a short story in Arthur C. Clarke’s reach for Tomorrow
- Talyn - Farscape
- The Black Cockatoo – Samuel R. Delaney’s Nova
- The Sword of the Prophet – Arthur C. Clarke’s The Songs of Distant Earth (briefly mentioned as one of two, possibly lost, Mormon colony ships)
- TARDIS - an unconventional time/space vessel, Doctor Who
- TCS Tiger's Claw - Wing Commander
- The Titan & the Valkyrie - Titan A.E.
- The Traitor’s Claw – “The Soft Weapon,” a short story in Larry Niven’s Neutron Star
- Triple G. – “Sucker Bait,” a short story in Isaac Asimov’s The Martian Way and Other Stories
- Vanguard - Generation Ship, Orphans of the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
- Under New Ownership - Independence War (aka I-War)
- Whorl of the Long Sun - Generation Ship, The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
- X'Klennu - David Brin's Startide Rising brief reference on p. 110
- X'Ktau - David Brin's Startide Rising brief reference on p. 110
- Yamato - Space Battleship Yamato
