Sleeper Ship

A Sleeper Ship is a Starship using sublight NAFAL propulsion that uses one crew put into a state of suspended animation, while automation of some sort steers the ship.

• Since civilizations that use such ships generally have limited means and technology for producing NAFAL starships, most are used for colonization purposes.

Description (Specifications)

A ship containing a full complement of personnel intended to make a sub-light journey across space.

• Since such journeys take years, or even decades, the passengers, and sometimes the crew are put into lo-berths/hibernation for the duration of the journey.
• Such ships are smaller than Generation Ships, where the passengers and crew live full lives during the journey.
• The two terms Sleeper Ship and Generation Ship are often, incorrectly, interchanged and used to refer to either type of ship.

History & Background (Dossier)

The following species are known to use, have used, or posses the technology to manufacture sleeper ships:

• Akeed
• Hasst'kor
• Kirrixurian
• Maskai
• Obeyery
• Terrans

References & Contributors / Sources

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science