Head out to deep space aboard a state-of-the-art research cruiser!

Welcome aboard! Our mission is to study and document extraterrestrial life on the fringes of known space. Before I take you on a tour of the ship, let me introduce you to the crew:

The standard crew complement has two pilots to navigate us through dangerous and uncharted space. Their talent and bravery have earned them gold rank in the classic Space Corp. Our ship has been equipped with state-of-the-art, powerful sensors and tracking technology so we can survey the regions we explore and make travel safer for those that come after us.

Those four in turquoise are specially trained scientists with various specialties in biology.

Junk Bot was specially issued for this mission over standard Space Corp bots. The nature of the mission requires leaving no negative impact on the planets we explore, and who better to make sure no mess is left behind than Junk Bot?

Heading down the first deck at the bow is the restroom. As we continue toward the stern, we have a bulkhead dedicated to storage and supplies. Next, we reach the research stations and one of our most exciting discoveries: a new species! We have built a special pen for what we are calling an insecto-dog. We discovered them on the last planet we visited. It is a highly intelligent and social creature, and this individual wanted to come along!

Heading up to the upper deck, we will pass through the sleeping quarters on our way to the cockpit. We have three beds for the crew to sleep in shifts and a charging port for bots.

Next, we will pass the galley. If you want to take a break and get a cup of coffee or tea, this is the place to rest your feet.

Our next stop is astro-navigation, which takes up the following two bulkheads. We have a holographic star map for planning our expeditions, as well as consoles for scanning and charting the local systems.

Finally, we reach the cockpit. There is always an extra seat up here if you ever want to hang out with some of the coolest people in space.

We hope you enjoy joining our crew. Your support makes our mission possible!

About the model:

You may recognize the bones of this model from previous rounds of BDP, when it was formerly my Galactic Space Ferry Mariner.

I was hemming and hawing over whether to resubmit my model for a third time. I decided to go for a completely new design and take it in a different direction that I hope has more mass appeal. What was previously my Space Ferry is now a Deep Space Research Cruiser. Externally, they are not all that different aside from reconfiguring the color scheme and some minor improvements. Inside I have completely gutted the furniture and built new elements that fit the updated theme.