Endeavour
| Endeavour | |
 Endeavour docked at the International Space Station. | |
| Spacecraft Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Base Hull | Rockwell International Space Shuttle Orbiter |
| Drive Type | impulse engine x3 |
| Drive Rating | Max velocity 0.05c |
| Owner | Artemis Foundation |
| Flag of Record | United States of America |
| Faction | Artemis Foundation |
| Registry Number | OV-105 |
| Launched | 30 September 2013 |
| Purpose | Research vessel |
| Primary Crew | Varies according to rotation schedule |
| Other Crew | Endeavour (AI) |
| Operational Status | Active |
Endeavour is one of the Three Graces, the three surviving NASA Space Shuttle Orbiters.
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History
Atlantis was first launched as a hardtech spacecraft in 1984. The ship performed admirably through the initial phase of the Shuttle program. Upon completion of the International Space Station in 2010, Endeavour was retired along with sister ships Discovery and Atlantis.
When the NASA/Fenspace conspiracy known as Project Artemis began, Endeavour was pulled out of storage and handwaved by a team of engineering experts. The shuttle returned to flight on 30 September 2013 with a brief circumlunar test flight. After Project Artemis was exposed, Endeavour was sold along with all the remaining project hardware for pennies on the dollar to the Stellvia Corporation, which used it as the backbone of the Artemis Foundation.
Known Vehicle Quirks
As the three NASA orbiters were handwaved simultaneously and with the same batch of handwavium, the three ships share a series of quirks.
Class Quirks
- Good Morning Starshine: When in space, each Shuttle has to have a different song played to it at the beginning of each working day. If it doesn't get its wake-up call from home, it's sluggish for the entire morning, with maneuverability and top speed reduced by 5% (cumulative per day the wake-up music is missed, to a maximum of 75% reductions in maneuverability and top speed). The song has to be different each day.
- I Am My Ride: The Graces all have fairly well developed AI, but they have all taken the names of the orbiters they inhabit. Atlantis and Discovery use 29 year old Mediterranean female avatars, while Endeavour has chosen to represent herself as a 21 year old indigenous Australian woman.
- Tough Old Bird: The specifications for the Graces are well-founded in reality. However, any of the three can exceed these specifications to approximately 10% overage, or further with severe risks of damage to the system in question (or chassis).
Ship-Specific Quirks
- Walkabout: Every so often, according to a schedule that only she knows or understands, Endeavour will disappear into the wilds of the outer solar system, without a crew, for up to a month. Nobody knows what Endeavour does out there, but if restrained from her walkabout will simply refuse to do anything.
- Back In The Body Shop Again: Endeavour is the most aggressive, the hardest charging, the most foolhardy of the Graces, and as such, is in the body-and-fender shop frequently enough for it to have become a joke.
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Related Images
Artemis Foundation ship emblem.
Dedication plaque.
Endeavour making a night landing at Kennedy Space Center
Another shot of Endeavour docked at the ISS
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