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In the 25th Century, most trade between planets is done by massive transport ships called Interplanetary Transport Vehicles, or ITVs (not to be confused with the british ITV, or 'Independent Television'). Every major human-occupied world has at least one. ITVs are usually almost a kilometre long, with a top speed of 0.01c (1% lightspeed). This is very fast for interplanetary travel, but not for interstellar travel, so ITVs have to rely on Jumpgates to hop to other star systems (as does every other ship). This ITV (Asgard) is owned by the planet Valhalla.

The four enormous cylindrical structures in the aft of the ship contain fuel tanks and fusion drives. Forward of those are four vast heat radiators (nuclear fusion makes a hell of a lot of heat, it's basically a tiny star), a huge cargo hold, and four long habitation sections. These habitats are on hinges, and can fold out like a frill. When the ITV is accelerating (usually at 0.9g) the habitats are folded parallel to the ship's central axis, so the passengers feel like 'down' is toward the engines. But when in orbit around a planet, the habitats fold out perpendicular to the ship's axis. The habitats' hinges are all connected to a centrifuge, so in 'frill' mode, the habitats begin rotating to produce the illusion of gravity. Forward of those is the communication hub and ship dock.

ITVs, while usually used just to transport people and goods, are very multi-purpose. If a space habitat is in dire need of repairs, an ITV doesn't just bring supplies and personnel to fix it; it can act as a makeshift space habitat, to house all the people while the habitat is being repaired. And, while interstellar wars aren't terribly common, ITVs have been used as warships before, as they are capable of housing massive amounts of weapons.

Description
In the 25th Century, most trade between planets is done by massive transport ships called Interplanetary Transport Vehicles, or ITVs (not to be confused with the british ITV, or 'Independent Television'). Every major human-occupied world has at least one. ITVs are usually almost a kilometre long, with a top speed of 0.01c (1% lightspeed). This is very fast for interplanetary travel, but not for interstellar travel, so ITVs have to rely on Jumpgates to hop to other star systems (as does every other ship). This ITV (Asgard) is owned by the planet Valhalla.

The four enormous cylindrical structures in the aft of the ship contain fuel tanks and fusion drives. Forward of those are four vast heat radiators (nuclear fusion makes a hell of a lot of heat, it's basically a tiny star), a huge cargo hold, and four long habitation sections. These habitats are on hinges, and can fold out like a frill. When the ITV is accelerating (usually at 0.9g) the habitats are folded parallel to the ship's central axis, so the passengers feel like 'down' is toward the engines. But when in orbit around a planet, the habitats fold out perpendicular to the ship's axis. The habitats' hinges are all connected to a centrifuge, so in 'frill' mode, the habitats begin rotating to produce the illusion of gravity. Forward of those is the communication hub and ship dock.

ITVs, while usually used just to transport people and goods, are very multi-purpose. If a space habitat is in dire need of repairs, an ITV doesn't just bring supplies and personnel to fix it; it can act as a makeshift space habitat, to house all the people while the habitat is being repaired. And, while interstellar wars aren't terribly common, ITVs have been used as warships before, as they are capable of housing massive amounts of weapons.