CRS Graviton

"ACROSS SPACE & TIME TOWARDS DISTANT WORLDS"

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This article takes place in the 24 & 26 centuries of Distant Worlds.

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"Ah, Victor of the Graviton," Tamaz greeted with open arms, a hint of humor in his tone. "A ship that attracts both adventures and problems."

“Yes… Hello” Victor nodded sarcastically, amused by the ship's reputation.

- Dragon's Fall Novella, Page 37

OVERVIEW

The United LunaTerran Kepler-Class Interstellar Cruiser Mark Three, licensed and constructed in the legendary Ceres Shipyards, represents a streamlined yet formidable variant of the Mark Three line. Officially designated V9T-34L:8F3A23, it’s known across the galaxy as the Graviton—a name proposed by its crew member, Harrison Wells, though not to be confused with the Graviton particle. Revered as the pride of the Scientific Assembly, the Graviton embodies the cutting edge of Archangelic technology, as well as humanity’s relentless drive for exploration and knowledge.

By the year 2365, the Graviton was the most talked-about ship across the Milky Way, celebrated for its decisive performance in the Dragon's Fall conflict, its groundbreaking supersymmetric reactor adaptation, and its role as the flagship of the famed Distant Worlds Expedition. This storied vessel became a symbol of hope and courage, with its legacy indelibly marked in human history. Captain Victor Dastarian, the ship’s revered commander, carried the glory of the Graviton to his grave, going down with his vessel in a final act of valor that would be remembered for generations.

CRS Graviton appears in "The Archangels Rise", "Dragon's Fall", "The Forgotten Planet"

HISTORY

Construction and Launch

The first models of the Kepler-Class Interstellar Cruisers were proposed back in the 2150s by the prominent United LunaTerran architect and ship engineer whose pioneering vision set the foundation for modern space exploration. Kepler-Classes became the first vessels equipped with an Anti-de Sitter (AdS) Drive, engineered by the visionary Mark Cooper. In a historic moment, Cooper himself piloted the first Kepler-Class into the unknown, journeying toward a distant star system that would later be christened Emerald (Cooper's Star)

The success of these cruisers attracted a significant clientele for United LunaTerra, with the newly formed Ceres Shipyards eager to obtain a manufacturing license for the Kepler-Class line. The third generation of the Kepler-Class, preceding the fourth model series, offered native adaptation to the extreme capabilities of supersymmetric (SUSY) reactor-powered AdS drives. This Mark Three model became the most widespread and favored spacecraft across the Solar System, so much so that its success led to a variety of specialized versions crafted by Ceres Shipyards to meet diverse mission profiles.

The standard model was a five-engine, single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) powerhouse, while the most popular variant was a sleeker, shorter three-engine SSTO configuration with a triangular engine alignment, optimized for missions requiring a leaner crew complement. It had a base crew capacity of five but could accommodate up to twenty when needed. The launch of this slim Kepler-Class Mark Three model took place on Titan during the prestigious Mankind Engineering and Technologies Festival, where representatives from Ceres Shipyards and United LunaTerra showcased its cutting-edge features, while the Martian Technate unveiled a competing design that ultimately failed to gain traction.

Purchase by Victor

Returning from the expedition to the recently uncovered Archangel's Lotus Facility on Nova, Victor Dastarian and his surface expedition crew (Harrison Wells, Vitas Vanir, and others) were rewarded handsomely by the Scientific Assembly with a substantial sum of nearly 500,000 ExoCredits each, equivalent to a staggering $21,962,618.65 in Terran dollars. With dollar signs in his eyes, Victor, freshly out of his military service with United LunaTerra, seized the opportunity to fulfill a long-held dream: acquiring the iconic Kepler-Class cruiser. Already counting on a crew of four, Victor opted for the sleek, three-engined slim model of the Kepler-Class, a favored variant known for its agility and elegance.

Eager to share this journey, Victor sent invitations to his childhood friend Harrison Wells, his newly-formed brotherhood ally Vitas Vanir, and his beloved fiancée, Emilia Blossom. In a world marred by corporate greed, social media corruption, and the sensationalism of mass media, their love and loyalty shone through as they set out together to carve their own path across the stars.

Victor’s dream wasn’t fully realized, however, until he addressed a lingering piece of his past. His estranged brother, Ford, had remained on the industrial planet Vishapakar, toiling in the depths of his blacksmith workshop, trapped in a life of elusive hope. Determined to reconcile, Victor visited Vishapakar and, after heartfelt persuasion, convinced Ford to leave behind the false promises of a life that bound him to the planet. With Ford’s workshop newly installed on The Graviton, more modern and efficient than it had ever been on Vishapakar, Victor’s crew was finally complete.

With his chosen family and a ship of their own, Victor and his crew became a formidable, independent entity, continuing to cooperate with the Scientific Assembly in their quest for exploration. United by purpose and driven by a shared bond, they embarked on a new chapter, pursuing the Distant Worlds that called to them beyond the stars.

SUSY Reactor Upgrade

During further excavations at the Archangel’s Lotus Facility, the expeditions unearthed a remarkable piece of technology—a crystalline block of metal, compact yet powerful, which was quickly identified as a power source. Unlike conventional reactors that demanded entire rooms aboard ships, this block utilized bosonic superpartners to produce extraordinary amounts of energy, leveraging the weight of these particles to achieve unprecedented output. Its compact nature suggested a leap in engineering far beyond humanity’s Helium-3 fusion reactors, igniting the curiosity of the Scientific Assembly.

Invited by the Assembly, and under contractual obligation to comply, the CRS Graviton became the first experimental candidate for a groundbreaking fusion of Humanity’s Helium-3 Fusion Reactor with the newly discovered SuperSymmetric Reactor. If successful, the combination promised to generate power levels soaring beyond thousands of terawatts, a massive leap for interstellar engineerings.

Orbiting the icy cyan world of Neptune, the United LunaTerra’s military complex awaited the Graviton and her crew for the integration. Once docked, Victor and his team were granted restricted access to the complex, while top engineers from United LunaTerra began the delicate work of merging the two reactors aboard the ship. Though the success rate was uncertain, the engineers persevered, supported by Harrison Wells’ customized software patches and mechanical innovations, finely tuned to stabilize the unprecedented energy flow.

As the fusion reactor integrated with the SuperSymmetric core, power surged through the Graviton, unlocking capabilities far beyond its original design. Several terawatts pulsed into the ship's systems, unlocking full potential of the Anti-De-Sitter drive. The Graviton became a vessel beyond any engineer's wildest dreams.

War in Barnard's Star

(I am still conflicted on the storyline of Dragon's Fall, this section will be when concrete decision made.)

Distant Worlds Expedition

(Skipping the Dragon's Fall part, this section will start from "The Forgotten Planet" Novella, which is unfinished)

With the long-anticipated Distant Worlds expedition crossing the point of no return, the day of departure was finally at hand. The CRS Graviton, renowned as the expedition's flagship, was the fifth of its kind and would lead four newly commissioned Aralez-Class vessels: the Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Edward Witten, and Marcus William Cooper. Each ship bore the name of a luminary in science and exploration, symbolizing the spirit of discovery woven into every facet of the mission.

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