Hangar
A Hangar stores and displays ships and vehicles. Some services are only available inside a hangar.
Access
The hangar can be entered after a ship successfully docked. The commander connects with a service-link element of the station or settlement which shows the option "Enter Hangar". By selecting this option, the docking platform lowers to transfer the ship inside the hangar. To exit the hangar simply select "Launch". The station grants permission to exit and undock. The docking clamps are disabled and the ship is released. Large settlements have hangars for SRVs.
Hangar types
Station and port hangars
The hangar type of a Station or Surface Port depends on the star system's celestial body types, economy (market links with nearby orbital or planetary structures), and population. These can be determined by an Architect via system colonisation. These hangars are accessible on foot.
| Type | Location | Example | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture | Coriolis, Ocellus, Orbis | Kingsbury Dock, Thrutis | |
| Asteroid | Asteroid Base | Any Asteroid Base | |
| Detention centre | Detention Centre | Megaship | |
| Fleet Carrier hangar | Drake-Class Carrier | Any Drake-Class Carrier | |
| High Tech | Coriolis, Ocellus, Orbis | Thornycroft Terminal, Kuwair | |
| Refinery/Extraction | Coriolis, Ocellus, Orbis | Phillips Dock, Peacock | |
| Standard/Industrial | Coriolis, Ocellus, Orbis | Azeban City, Eranin | |
| Surface Port | Surface Port | Jada's Pride, Balchder 4 a (239 ls) | |
| Tourism | Coriolis, Ocellus, Orbis | Galouye Terminal, Obambivas | |
| Wealthy/Service | Coriolis, Ocellus, Orbis | Leonard Nimoy Station, LHS 3006 |
Ship hangars
Ships can be equipped with 3 different hangars: Vessel Hangar, Planetary Vehicle Hangar or the Mk II Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar. These are inaccessible on foot.
| Type | Location | Example | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vessel Hangar | Small, medium and large ships | Same for every ship | |
| Planetary Vehicle Hangar | Small, medium and large ships | Same for every ship | |
| Mk II Large Planetary Vehicle Hangar | Medium and large ships | Same for every ship |
Services
Some services are only available while your ship is inside a hangar. You can disembark inside the hangar to walk around to inspect the ship or towards to Express Lift which lead to the Concourse. The station, carrier or settlement will have specific services such as Universal Cartographics, Shipyard, Commodities Market, Mission Board, Contacts, Crew Lounge, local news and ship services.
Hangar modules
Ships can be outfitted with a Planetary Vehicle Hangar for a Surface Recon Vehicle. There are multiple hangar sizes. Larger ones increase the number of vehicle bays. A Fighter Hangar is purchasable via Outfitting. It can construct and maintain Ship-Launched Fighters. These fighters can be launched via the role switch panel in the cockpit interface.
Gallery
- Type-9 Pilot in Hangar
- Caspian Explorer in Hangar
- Eagle in hangar
- Imperial Clipper in white hangar
