‘The Northern Route’ Blog Tour – Spaceship Design – The Miren Star

Spaceship Design – The Miren Star

 

The Miren Star is the flagship of the Fortuna Corporate Fleet and a showcase of everything that the Fortuna Development Yards is capable of. It was designed to ferry the leadership and esteemed guests in over-the-top opulence. A large sailer, the ship can harness the energy of solar flares for interplanetary travel.

 

 

All spaceflight in The Northern Route follows newtonian physics. For the Miren Star, this means that the most practical layout is a stacked-deck configuration, somewhat like a skyscraper. Thrust gravity is utilized for guest comfort during voyages. All guest accommodations and leisure facilities are located around the ship’s center of mass so that any centrifugal forces are minimized when the ship reorients during flight.

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