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  2. Comparison of space station cargo vehicles - Wikipedia

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    The four currently active space station cargo vehicles. Clockwise from top left: Progress, Cargo Dragon 2, Cygnus, Tianzhou. A number of different spacecraft have been used to carry cargo to and from space stations .

  3. Andromeda-class attack cargo ship - Wikipedia

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    All these ships were built on the same standard hull design, but there were some differences from ship to ship. The armament varied, as did that of the other ships of the day. During 1944–1945, the 5"/38 was recognized as the best gun for the dual role of antiaircraft and naval gunfire support, and the 40 mm was seen as the best antiaircraft ...

  4. List of Star Wars air, aquatic, and ground vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Skiffs are a common mode of transport on many Star Wars worlds as per in-universe sources, utilizing repulsorlift technology to move cargo and passengers on the cheap. The Bantha-II cargo skiffs seen in Return of the Jedi are also a favorite of various criminal organizations, which use them for raids and prisoner exchanges. Built by Ubrikkian ...

  5. Star Citizen - Wikipedia

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    Star Citizen is a multiplayer, space trading and combat simulation video game currently under development by Cloud Imperium Games for Windows.An extended retry of unrealized plans for Freelancer (2003), Star Citizen is led by director Chris Roberts.

  6. List of Star Wars weapons - Wikipedia

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    Directed-energy weapons (DEW) figure prominently in the Star Wars franchise, with the most common type referred to as lasers or blasters.The in-universe description for how these weapons function is that a high-energy gas is charged by a power cell and converted into plasma, which is fired as a coherent energy bolt at the enemy via magnetic bottle effect.

  7. Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship - Wikipedia

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    The first of the fourteen ships, USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1), was placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) in June 2006. The ships were built to commercial rather than military standards. This was done to minimize costs and to demonstrate the ability to competitively build ships on the civilian market. [3]

  8. Ammunition ship - Wikipedia

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    An ammunition ship is an auxiliary ship specially configured to carry ammunition, usually for naval ships and aircraft. An ammunition ship's cargo handling systems, designed with extreme safety in mind, include ammunition hoists with airlocks between decks, and mechanisms for flooding entire compartments with sea water in case of emergencies.

  9. SpaceX Starship (spacecraft) - Wikipedia

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    The Block 1 version of the ship (used through November 2024) produces a total of 12.25 MN (2,750,000 lb f) [15] almost triple the thrust of the Saturn V second stage, with this total being expected to increase to 15.69 MN (3,530,000 lb f) for Block 2 boosters and later up to 26.48 MN (5,950,000 lb f) with the Block 3 vehicle.