starship
Interstellar fiction craft
A starship is a spacecraft designed for interstellar travel—journeys between star systems rather than within a single solar system.
The term belongs almost entirely to science fiction, where starships range from small vessels to massive cruisers: The starship warped to the nearest inhabited planet.
In real-world usage, starship sometimes names actual spacecraft aspirationally, as with SpaceX's Starship rocket.
Hypothetical superluminal propulsion system
- hyperdriveFictional superluminal propulsion
- ion enginePropulsion via accelerated particles
- fusion reactorMachine combining atomic nuclei
- antimatterSubstance of antiparticles
thruster · impulse · FTL · light speed · jump drive · sublight · afterburner · nacelle
Named vessel or brand
- Millennium FalconCorellian freighter spacecraft
- SerenityName evoking peace
- alienNon-native being
- androidMachine resembling a person
TARDIS · cyborg · droid · replicator · tricorder · forcefield · teleporter · holodeck
Gravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
- asteroidSun-orbiting rocky mass
black hole · wormhole · quasar · supernova · light-year · parsec · solar system · celestial
Outer covering or frame
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- deckShip's flat surface
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
- hangarAircraft storage structure
cargo bay · engineering · shields · phaser · torpedo · laser cannon · deflector · life support
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- frontierEdge of settlement
- pioneersFirst to explore territory
- astronautsCrew of spacecraft
cosmonauts · colonization · first contact · deep space · uncharted · mission · crew · captain
Force-wielding space monk
- SithDark side practitioners
- WookieeTowering furry alien species
- FederationNamed union of states
- KlingonFictional warrior race
Vulcan · lightsaber · stormtrooper · rebellion · Starfleet · Picard · Han Solo · X-wing
warp drive
Hypothetical superluminal propulsion system
- hyperdriveFictional superluminal propulsion
- ion enginePropulsion via accelerated particles
- fusion reactorMachine combining atomic nuclei
antimatter · thruster · impulse · FTL · light speed · jump drive · sublight · afterburner · nacelle · fuel cell
Enterprise
Named vessel or brand
- Millennium FalconCorellian freighter spacecraft
- SerenityName evoking peace
- alienNon-native being
TARDIS · android · cyborg · droid · replicator · tricorder · forcefield · teleporter · holodeck · cloaking device
galaxy
Gravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
asteroid · black hole · wormhole · quasar · supernova · light-year · parsec · solar system · celestial · void
hull
Outer covering or frame
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- deckShip's flat surface
- airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space
hangar · cargo bay · engineering · shields · phaser · torpedo · laser cannon · deflector · life support · artificial gravity
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
astronauts · cosmonauts · colonization · first contact · deep space · uncharted · mission · crew · captain · bridge
Jedi
Force-wielding space monk
- SithDark side practitioners
- WookieeTowering furry alien species
- FederationNamed union of states
Klingon · Vulcan · lightsaber · stormtrooper · rebellion · Starfleet · Picard · Han Solo · X-wing · Spock
- space operaDune, hyperspace, lightsaber, galactic empire, space battle
- spacespace, sun, moon, Earth, earth
- vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
- sci-fiscience fiction, sci-fi, Blade Runner 2049, aliens, The Terminator
- space termsmoon, planet, rocket, satellite, orbit
- space travelspacecraft, astronaut, rocket, orbit, launch
starshipsatellite
Orbiting celestial body
space shuttle · shuttle · capsule · space station · lander
starshipdugout canoe
Boat hewn from timber
horse cart · oxcart · covered wagon · wooden ship · sailing vessel
starshipsubmarine
Underwater naval craft
ship · ocean liner · sailboat · fishing boat · tugboat
- Starship EnterpriseFamous fictional vessel
- Starship TroopersMilitary science fiction film
- starship captainCommander of spacecraft