What is your favourite sci-fi/irl spacecraft, and why?

[Daze]

Fiction:

Prometheus

Normandy

Super Star Destroyer

IRL:

Delta IV Heavy:

Falcon 9 Heavy:

[JaySmoka]

All the ships from Star wars... and also the Battlecruiser from the first Starcraft.

Also like all the tech / ships / robots from Yoko Tsuno comic books

EDIT: Vessels from Titan A.E are nice!

Edited May 17, 2013 by JaySmoka

[Devo]

Wow.. what an impossible choice.. I don't think I could name my favourite one. Star Trek's ship designs were pretty spectacular I have to say, but if I was going to pick one ship from my childhood that I really wanted to go on, it would probably be.. (see if you can guess it)

[nyrath]

Everything in the Space Odyssey books and movies are quite realistic. Including the lack of sound in space.

That's because Sir Arthur C. Clarke was the co-author and technical adviser. About the only unrealistic thing was the lack of heat radiators on the Discovery, which Clarke wanted but was over-ruled for cinematic aesthetic reasons.

Wow.. what an impossible choice.. I don't think I could name my favourite one. Star Trek's ship designs were pretty spectacular I have to say, but if I was going to pick one ship from my childhood that I really wanted to go on, it would probably be.. (see if you can guess it)

That's the Odyssey from Ulysses 2031.

Edited May 17, 2013 by nyrath

[Devo]

That's because Sir Arthur C. Clarke was the co-author and technical adviser. About the only unrealistic thing was the lack of heat radiators on the Discovery, which Clarke wanted but was over-ruled for cinematic aesthetic reasons.

That's the Odyssey from Ulysses 2031.

Correct! such a classic cartoon, brings back good memories.

[Jokurr]

For Sci-fi I’m going with the good ol’ Star Destroyer.

Of course it makes no sense realistically, but damn that thing looks badass. Maybe it was because I was a little kid when I first saw it but I just love the look of it.

For real life, the Saturn V of course. Because it’s so ridiculously big and powerful. The N1 would be a runner up if the thing didn’t explode every time they launched it.

[AmpsterMan]

I like the Apollo Lunar Module

Edited May 17, 2013 by AmpsterMan

[The Destroyer]

I counter with:

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[Dr. Muttonstache]

It's beefy, and a trusty mining ship. I like it, you guys keep your capital ships and stuff.

IRL: It counts, right...?

[LeonG17]

Considering the United Kingdoms uninterest in Space (the UKSA just wants unmanned exploration) then this will likely be fictional.

Also, I like your signature Dr. Muttonstache, that's what happens when you don't grammar check your posts

[WhiteWeasel]

Pretty much all of the horatio ships in Endless Space because I (and likely you) have not seen anything so unique. A coincidence considering that the faction that uses them are narcissists:

Edited May 18, 2013 by WhiteWeasel

[Agent30632]

Many.

Saturn V

Apollo LM

Space Shuttle

Titan

Mercury-Atlas

Soyuz

Energia

Saturn IB

Voyager

Apollo CSM

N1-L3

YOU CAN'T BLAME MEH FOR ALL DEM GOOD LOOKING SHIPS

Edit: I have fictional favs now.

Rover from Moon (2009)

Harvester from Moon (2009)

That's all I can think of for now

Edited May 26, 2013 by Agent30632

[Felsmak]

For fictional spacecraft, my favorite is the ISV Venture Star from Avatar. I've got a thing for realistic looking spacecraft even in fiction.

For real ones, my favorite is the Apollo CSM/Lander duo. It's just beautiful.

[Pyotor Gagarin]

Favorite real spaceships: Mercury and Gemini

Favorite Sci-fi spaceships: Anything from Battletech

Edited May 19, 2013 by Pyotor Gagarin

[Rich]

The Valhalla from X3:TC

[The Jedi Master]

Fictional: Millennium Falcon.

Real: Space Shuttle.

[erkha343]

the USS Enterprise of course

And the Energia!

The Energia was capable of lifting 9 times the amount of weight that the space shuttles did, and It was launched into orbit, did some maneuvers and landed 2m from it's target at the runway, completely unmanned. The Energia was in some ways superior to the shuttle, but was deemed too expensive, and kept their Soyuz program, which we still use today, 47 years later (another favorite)

The main difference between the space shuttle and the Buran, was that the Buran was capable of automated unmanned flight and landing, the boosters on the Energia where liquid fueled while the shuttle was solid fueled, the energia could launch heavier payloads, the space shuttle had reusable engines while the Buran only had OMS and RCS systems and the Energia was more expensive than a space shuttle.

(Energia is the launcher, Buran is the orbiter)

[Kialar]

Definitly the Serenity.

[satcharna]

Real is the Soyuz series, which is awesome for its efficiency and reliability.

Fictional is the Battlestar Pegasus from BSG, because I'm a sucker for impractical aircraft carriers in space.

[Rage097]

Real: Voyager I. The thing is out of and moving away from our solar system at 11 miles per second. How can that not be cool?

Sci-Fi: Uhm... if i can use video games it'll be The Sabre for Halo: Reach.

[sjwt]

Real: Voyager I. The thing is out of and moving away from our solar system at 11 miles per second. How can that not be cool?

Imperial units are never cool!<G>

[Peekie30]

definately the Venator Class Star destroyer from Star Wars I II and III

[Conarr]

Fiction:

Normandy

I'd kiss somebody if they'd add a Normandy to model to KSP.

[Rage097]

I'd kiss somebody if they'd add a Normandy to model to KSP.

...Gender?

[Conarr]

...Gender?

Well that would take all the fun and nervous anticipation out of this