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* NASA/USAF - codes, such as OV-101, where the letters represented a mission type and the number was for sequentially designating a specific vessel within that mission | * NASA/USAF - codes, such as OV-101, where the letters represented a mission type and the number was for sequentially designating a specific vessel within that mission | ||
* ESA - no prefixes; just named vessels, sometimes accompanied by a missions-series name (ex: ''Ponce de León'' - ''Aventeur II'') | * ESA - no prefixes; just named vessels, sometimes accompanied by a missions-series name (ex: ''Ponce de León'' - ''Aventeur II'') | ||
* [[ISA]] - same as the ESA | * [[ISA]] - same as the ESA, except for regulatory cutters which are preceded by '''IRC''' | ||
* [[UESN]] - '''''UES''''', for United Earth Ship | * [[UESN]] - '''''UES''''', for United Earth Ship | ||
* [[UESF]] - starting with its founding in [[2133]], Starfleet re-designated all vessels as '''''UESS''''', for United Earth Space Ship | * [[UESF]] - starting with its founding in [[2133]], Starfleet re-designated all vessels as '''''UESS''''', for United Earth Space Ship | ||
Revision as of 05:16, 25 April 2021
In the RPG, the following governments and agencies own/operate named vessels. The designations they used as prefixes for the ships are as follows:
- NASA/USAF - codes, such as OV-101, where the letters represented a mission type and the number was for sequentially designating a specific vessel within that mission
- ESA - no prefixes; just named vessels, sometimes accompanied by a missions-series name (ex: Ponce de León - Aventeur II)
- ISA - same as the ESA, except for regulatory cutters which are preceded by IRC
- UESN - UES, for United Earth Ship
- UESF - starting with its founding in 2133, Starfleet re-designated all vessels as UESS, for United Earth Space Ship
- UFP Star Fleet - when founded in 2161 the UFP Star Fleet designated vessels as USS, short for United Star Ship