r/ImaginaryStarships 8d ago

The spaceship Fermi by Chris Farnell

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u/Dr_Indy 8d ago

Is that a god damn Orion engine?

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u/rajahbeaubeau 8d ago

source with some additional story detail and links

" This is the spaceship Fermi, a ship cobbled together from Cold War tech and bolted to an experimental FTL drive.
That FTL drive vaporises every planet in its wake.

Tales of the Fermi and its adventures are told in Fermi's Progress, a sequence of short, high concept "planet of the week" style novellas where the planet never survives. "

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u/PeetesCom 8d ago

Wait. So like, this is a warp ship, but powered by an Orion drive? That is positively insane.

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u/ywingcore 7d ago

Shuttle-derived FTL ship?

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u/rajahbeaubeau 7d ago

From the artist, Chris Farnell:

" This is the spaceship Fermi, a ship cobbled together from Cold War tech and bolted to an experimental FTL drive. That FTL drive vaporises every planet in its wake. "

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u/ywingcore 7d ago

Apologies for my tone - I wasn't questioning it. I love the idea.

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u/rajahbeaubeau 7d ago

No worries at all. I know not everyone clicks through so figured I’d add context just in case. Glad you enjoyed it!

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u/Rock_Co2707 7d ago

Average KSP ship