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	Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg\|Generation Ship Odysseus		File:Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg\|Generation Ship Odysseus
	Generation Ship Lycaon.jpg\|Generation Ship Lycaon in Alaunus		File:Generation Ship Lycaon.jpg\|Generation Ship Lycaon in Alaunus
	359320 screenshots 20170428124047 1.jpg\|Generation Ship Odysseus		File:359320 screenshots 20170428124047 1.jpg\|Generation Ship Odysseus
	Generation Ship Thetis.jpg\|Generation Ship Thetis		File:Generation Ship Thetis.jpg\|Generation Ship Thetis
	~~Generation Ship Pleione.jpg\|Generation Ship Pleione~~		File:Generation Ship Atlas.jpg\|Generation Ship Atlas
	Generation Ship Atlas.jpg\|Generation Ship Atlas		File:Generation Ship Achlys.png\|Generation Ship Achlys
	Generation Ship Achlys.png\|Generation Ship Achlys		File:The Golconda.png\|The Golconda
	~~generaion ship phobos.png\|Generation Ship Phobos~~
	~~20180824191526_1.jpg\|Generation Ship Phanes~~
	~~Generationship Empimetheus.png\|Generation Ship Epimetheus~~
	The Golconda.png\|The Golconda
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Fandom>Beguilersasylum: Moved uncited speculation to a new Speculation section, with counter-argument.

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	[[File:Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Generation Ship Odysseus, orbiting Ross 859 B 1]]		[[File:Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Generation Ship Odysseus, orbiting Ross 859 B 1]]
	A '''Generation Ship''' is a large starship with a self-sustaining environment that travels interstellar distances at sub-light speeds. These vessels were conceived before the advent of faster-than-light travel and cryogenic stasis, and were designed to support hundreds or thousands of people for centuries. Successive generations of colonists would be born and raised in the confines of a Generation Ship until it finally arrived at its destination world, which the latest generation would then colonise~~. In theory, time dilation would make a generation ship unnecessary, as time would move slower in the ship, but this was likely unaccounted for by the developers~~. By 34th century standards, Generation Ships are classified as a type of [[Megaship]].		A '''Generation Ship''' is a large starship with a self-sustaining environment that travels interstellar distances at sub-light speeds. These vessels were conceived before the advent of faster-than-light travel and cryogenic stasis, and were designed to support hundreds or thousands of people for centuries. Successive generations of colonists would be born and raised in the confines of a Generation Ship until it finally arrived at its destination world, which the latest generation would then colonise. By 34th century standards, Generation Ships are classified as a type of [[Megaship]].

	== History ==		== History ==
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	In 3308, the Golconda was repaired by the Artificers Dredger Clan and fitted with a hyperdrive. It left Upaniklis with most of the Forester's Choice colonists on June 17, 3308 and started a new journey.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/62ab126438a60b46183328c4 GalNet: A Renewed Journey for the Golconda]</ref>		In 3308, the Golconda was repaired by the Artificers Dredger Clan and fitted with a hyperdrive. It left Upaniklis with most of the Forester's Choice colonists on June 17, 3308 and started a new journey.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/62ab126438a60b46183328c4 GalNet: A Renewed Journey for the Golconda]</ref>

			== Speculation ==
			In theory, time dilation would make a generation ship unnecessary, as time would move slower in the ship as it approaches the speed of light (''c''), but this was likely unaccounted for by the developers.

			That being said, while it is possible to accelerate to ''c'' in less than a year at a constant acceleration of 1g (~9.807 m/s²) under non-relativistic models, as the speed of a moving body approaches ''c'' the energy required to increase speed approaches infinite, and the propulsion systems of Generation ships is not confirmed (and may vary, given their different configurations and ownership by different now defunct earth-based corporations). It is possible that 22nd century engineering lacked the fuel supply or energy output to accelerate to and from near-''c'' speeds. Another aspect to consider is the destructive energy that would be released due to collision with a relatively slow moving body at such high speeds; the 'shield-dome' at the front of each ship implies their construction predates the existence of [[Shield Generator\|shields]].

	==Timeline==		==Timeline==

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	[[File:Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Generation Ship Odysseus, orbiting Ross 859 B 1]]		[[File:Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|Generation Ship Odysseus, orbiting Ross 859 B 1]]
	A '''Generation Ship''' is a large starship with a self-sustaining environment that travels interstellar distances at sub-light speeds. These vessels were conceived before the advent of faster-than-light travel and cryogenic stasis, and were designed to support hundreds or thousands of people for centuries. Successive generations of colonists would be born and raised in the confines of a Generation Ship until it finally arrived at its destination world, which the latest generation would then colonise. By 34th century standards, Generation Ships are classified as a type of [[Megaship]].		A '''Generation Ship''' is a large starship with a self-sustaining environment that travels interstellar distances at sub-light speeds. These vessels were conceived before the advent of faster-than-light travel and cryogenic stasis, and were designed to support hundreds or thousands of people for centuries. Successive generations of colonists would be born and raised in the confines of a Generation Ship until it finally arrived at its destination world, which the latest generation would then colonise. In theory, time dilation would make a generation ship unnecessary, as time would move slower in the ship, but this was likely unaccounted for by the developers. By 34th century standards, Generation Ships are classified as a type of [[Megaship]].

	== History ==		== History ==

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	\| Generation Ship Atlas		\| Generation Ship Atlas
	\| Charick Drift		\| Charick Drift
	\| Orbiting ~~planet~~ A		\| Orbiting star A
	\| 28.60 ly		\| 28.60 ly
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	\| Generation Ship Spear of Hope		\| Generation Ship Spear of Hope
	\| HIP 21654		\| HIP 21654
	\| Orbiting ~~planet~~ 1 A		\| Orbiting moon 1 a
	\| 151.57 ly		\| 151.57 ly
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	\| Generation Ship Thetis		\| Generation Ship Thetis
	\| Nefertem		\| Nefertem
	\| Orbiting ~~planet~~ 6 A		\| Orbiting moon 6 a
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	Generation Ship Venusian was discovered by CMDR Klumpozyte on April 26, 3303. It is located in the Kitae system, and can be found by traveling in supercruise 2,500 ls in the direction of Zephyrus.		Generation Ship Venusian was discovered by CMDR Klumpozyte on April 26, 3303. It is located in the Kitae system, and can be found by traveling in supercruise 2,500 ls in the direction of Zephyrus.

	The Venusian's logs explain that the ship was attacked and boarded by a pirate fleet seeking to capture the passengers to sell into slavery. A dozen crew members and about a hundred passengers were able to barricade themselves in a section of the ship for a while, but the ship's Executive Officer turned traitor and showed the pirates how to access hidden maintenance tunnels to get behind the barricades, ending the standoff. With the crew and passengers dead or enslaved, the Venusian was abandoned.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/~~showthread.php~~/~~347497~~-~~Generation~~-~~Ship-quot-Venusian-quot~~ Frontier Forums: Generation Ship "Venusian"]</ref>		The Venusian's logs explain that the ship was attacked and boarded by a pirate fleet seeking to capture the passengers to sell into slavery. A dozen crew members and about a hundred passengers were able to barricade themselves in a section of the ship for a while, but the ship's Executive Officer turned traitor and showed the pirates how to access hidden maintenance tunnels to get behind the barricades, ending the standoff. With the crew and passengers dead or enslaved, the Venusian was abandoned.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/generation-ship-venusian.347497/ Frontier Forums: Generation Ship "Venusian"]</ref>

	====Generation Ship Hyperion====		====Generation Ship Hyperion====
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	====Generation Ship Thetis====		====Generation Ship Thetis====
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	Generation Ship Thetis was discovered by CMDR Rhaider on April 28, 3303. It is located in Nefertem, orbiting the planet Nefertem 6 A.		Generation Ship Thetis was discovered by CMDR Rhaider on April 28, 3303. It is located in Nefertem, orbiting the planet Nefertem 6 a.

	Shortly into the Thetis's ninth generation, passengers began reporting whispering sounds coming from comms units. The sounds, a digital signal being picked up by the ship's comms array, drove passengers homicidally insane, resulting in the loss of whole decks. The signal was found to have originated from an uninhabited planet that the Thetis had passed 15 lightyears earlier. A crew member who accidentally heard the signal described it as a whisper that said "kill them all". The crew were unable to stop the signal's spread through the comms network, and the killings continued, with those affected also writing words in an unknown script on the walls in blood. The final log is a garbled transmission of the signal.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/683l0d/generation_ship_thetis_found_madness_and_ghosts/ reddit: Generation Ship Thetis found. Madness and Ghosts and a mysterious signal*Spoilers]</ref>		Shortly into the Thetis's ninth generation, passengers began reporting whispering sounds coming from comms units. The sounds, a digital signal being picked up by the ship's comms array, drove passengers homicidally insane, resulting in the loss of whole decks. The signal was found to have originated from an uninhabited planet that the Thetis had passed 15 lightyears earlier. A crew member who accidentally heard the signal described it as a whisper that said "kill them all". The crew were unable to stop the signal's spread through the comms network, and the killings continued, with those affected also writing words in an unknown script on the walls in blood. The final log is a garbled transmission of the signal.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/683l0d/generation_ship_thetis_found_madness_and_ghosts/ reddit: Generation Ship Thetis found. Madness and Ghosts and a mysterious signal*Spoilers]</ref>

	In 3309, reports emerged of a "mass psychological disturbance" amongst naval crews operating in the Shamash system<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/653931572510be86cc0bfedb</ref>. The detection of an anomalous multi-frequency signal in the star system indicates this may be a repeat of the phenomenon that afflicted the Thetis.		In 3309, reports emerged of a "mass psychological disturbance" amongst naval crews operating in the Shamash system<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/653931572510be86cc0bfedb GalNet: Mysterious Phenomenon Triggers Violent Attacks]</ref>. The detection of an anomalous multi-frequency signal in the star system indicates this may be a repeat of the phenomenon that afflicted the Thetis.

	====Generation Ship Pleione====		====Generation Ship Pleione====
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	Generation Ship Atlas was discovered by CMDR Dilliam53 on May 23, 3303. It is located in Charick Drift, orbiting the star Charick Drift A.		Generation Ship Atlas was discovered by CMDR Dilliam53 on May 23, 3303. It is located in Charick Drift, orbiting the star Charick Drift A.

	As Generation Ship Atlas approached its destination, the ship's latest chief engineer, Tom Edwards, discovered that the ship was unable to brake, the result of a manufacturing fault that had gone completely undetected since the ship's construction. It was decided to adjust the Atlas's course and launch all the passengers and vital equipment in escape pods at the target world as the ship flew by it. Since the pod controls required a person to operate them, Edwards volunteered to stay behind, even though his wife Jean was pregnant. With the exception of one pod trying to launch early and exploding, the plan apparently succeeded and the passengers were evacuated thanks to Edwards' sacrifice. The ship's captain pledged to name their colony after him. The Atlas continued traveling for an unknown amount of time before finally running out fuel and coming to rest at its present location.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/~~showthread.php~~/~~353887~~-~~Generation~~-~~Ship-Atlas~~ Frontier Forums: Generation Ship Atlas]</ref>		As Generation Ship Atlas approached its destination, the ship's latest chief engineer, Tom Edwards, discovered that the ship was unable to brake, the result of a manufacturing fault that had gone completely undetected since the ship's construction. It was decided to adjust the Atlas's course and launch all the passengers and vital equipment in escape pods at the target world as the ship flew by it. Since the pod controls required a person to operate them, Edwards volunteered to stay behind, even though his wife Jean was pregnant. With the exception of one pod trying to launch early and exploding, the plan apparently succeeded and the passengers were evacuated thanks to Edwards' sacrifice. The ship's captain pledged to name their colony after him. The Atlas continued traveling for an unknown amount of time before finally running out fuel and coming to rest at its present location.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/generation-ship-atlas.353887/ Frontier Forums: Generation Ship Atlas]</ref>

	====Lazarus Expedition====		====Lazarus Expedition====
	A Generation Ship named Lazarus Expedition was discovered by CMDR NazToR4 on September 16, 3303, months after the previous discoveries. It is located in Virudnir, orbiting the planet Virudnir 6.		A Generation Ship named Lazarus Expedition was discovered by CMDR NazToR4 on September 16, 3303, months after the previous discoveries. It is located in Virudnir, orbiting the planet Virudnir 6.

	The Lazarus Expedition became stranded in space after a cooling system suffered a catastrophic failure, which in turn damaged the propulsion system beyond repair. With the ship's supplies estimated to run out in a decade, the crew and colonists decided to dismantle the ship and convert it into life boats. After years of work, the life boats were completed, but the colonists' population had expanded beyond what the life boats could carry, so it was decided to give priority to women and children, and then ask for volunteers to stay behind. The life boats were successfully launched to multiple habitable worlds within range, while those who remained on the Lazarus Expedition accepted their fate, content that they had given hope to others.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/~~showthread.php~~/~~377095-I~~-found-~~NEW~~-~~Generation~~-~~Ship~~-~~Lazarus~~ Frontier Forums: I found NEW Generation Ship Lazarus]</ref>		The Lazarus Expedition became stranded in space after a cooling system suffered a catastrophic failure, which in turn damaged the propulsion system beyond repair. With the ship's supplies estimated to run out in a decade, the crew and colonists decided to dismantle the ship and convert it into life boats. After years of work, the life boats were completed, but the colonists' population had expanded beyond what the life boats could carry, so it was decided to give priority to women and children, and then ask for volunteers to stay behind. The life boats were successfully launched to multiple habitable worlds within range, while those who remained on the Lazarus Expedition accepted their fate, content that they had given hope to others.<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/i-found-new-generation-ship-lazarus.377095/ Frontier Forums: I found NEW Generation Ship Lazarus]</ref>

	====Generation Ship Artemis====		====Generation Ship Artemis====

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	Shortly into the Thetis's ninth generation, passengers began reporting whispering sounds coming from comms units. The sounds, a digital signal being picked up by the ship's comms array, drove passengers homicidally insane, resulting in the loss of whole decks. The signal was found to have originated from an uninhabited planet that the Thetis had passed 15 lightyears earlier. A crew member who accidentally heard the signal described it as a whisper that said "kill them all". The crew were unable to stop the signal's spread through the comms network, and the killings continued, with those affected also writing words in an unknown script on the walls in blood. The final log is a garbled transmission of the signal.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/683l0d/generation_ship_thetis_found_madness_and_ghosts/ reddit: Generation Ship Thetis found. Madness and Ghosts and a mysterious signal*Spoilers]</ref>		Shortly into the Thetis's ninth generation, passengers began reporting whispering sounds coming from comms units. The sounds, a digital signal being picked up by the ship's comms array, drove passengers homicidally insane, resulting in the loss of whole decks. The signal was found to have originated from an uninhabited planet that the Thetis had passed 15 lightyears earlier. A crew member who accidentally heard the signal described it as a whisper that said "kill them all". The crew were unable to stop the signal's spread through the comms network, and the killings continued, with those affected also writing words in an unknown script on the walls in blood. The final log is a garbled transmission of the signal.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/683l0d/generation_ship_thetis_found_madness_and_ghosts/ reddit: Generation Ship Thetis found. Madness and Ghosts and a mysterious signal*Spoilers]</ref>

			In 3309, reports emerged of a "mass psychological disturbance" amongst naval crews operating in the Shamash system<ref>https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/653931572510be86cc0bfedb</ref>. The detection of an anomalous multi-frequency signal in the star system indicates this may be a repeat of the phenomenon that afflicted the Thetis.

	====Generation Ship Pleione====		====Generation Ship Pleione====

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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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	Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg\|Generation Ship Odysseus		File:Generation Ship Odysseus.jpg\|Generation Ship Odysseus
	Generation Ship Lycaon.jpg\|Generation Ship Lycaon in Alaunus		File:Generation Ship Lycaon.jpg\|Generation Ship Lycaon in Alaunus
	359320 screenshots 20170428124047 1.jpg\|Generation Ship Odysseus		File:359320 screenshots 20170428124047 1.jpg\|Generation Ship Odysseus
	Generation Ship Thetis.jpg\|Generation Ship Thetis		File:Generation Ship Thetis.jpg\|Generation Ship Thetis
	~~Generation Ship Pleione.jpg\|Generation Ship Pleione~~		File:Generation Ship Atlas.jpg\|Generation Ship Atlas
	Generation Ship Atlas.jpg\|Generation Ship Atlas		File:Generation Ship Achlys.png\|Generation Ship Achlys
	Generation Ship Achlys.png\|Generation Ship Achlys		File:The Golconda.png\|The Golconda
	~~generaion ship phobos.png\|Generation Ship Phobos~~
	~~20180824191526_1.jpg\|Generation Ship Phanes~~
	~~Generationship Empimetheus.png\|Generation Ship Epimetheus~~
	The Golconda.png\|The Golconda
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