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This is my first design of an antimatter spacecraft for my Centauri universe. Though currently it's incredibly difficult to generate and store antimatter, I'd imagine tens of thousands of years into the future there would be more efficient means of producing it. Lore wise, I would imagine it to still be very expensive and normally reserve for more massive arc ships so relatively small ships with antimatter propulsion would be very rare.

Anyway, my three main inspirations for this craft is the Starfury from "Babylon 5", the Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter", and the conceptualization of what real world antimatter rockets would look like. The front has four mounted fusion rockets that provide initial thrust* and maneuverability. The mounts surround the habitat region which can eject in case of emergencies. Right behind it is the antimatter storage tank with a reaction chamber behind it. This is followed by a magnetic exhaust guide lined with retractable radiators before ending with an exhaust energy bell.

I still want to refine this design more but I'm glad I got the general idea out of my head.

As always, comments and critiques are welcome.

*The ship needs initial thrust because like the Orion drive spacecraft it needs to be at a safe distance from other objects before igniting the antimatter rocket.

Description
This is my first design of an antimatter spacecraft for my Centauri universe. Though currently it's incredibly difficult to generate and store antimatter, I'd imagine tens of thousands of years into the future there would be more efficient means of producing it. Lore wise, I would imagine it to still be very expensive and normally reserve for more massive arc ships so relatively small ships with antimatter propulsion would be very rare.

Anyway, my three main inspirations for this craft is the Starfury from "Babylon 5", the Gunstar from "The Last Starfighter", and the conceptualization of what real world antimatter rockets would look like. The front has four mounted fusion rockets that provide initial thrust* and maneuverability. The mounts surround the habitat region which can eject in case of emergencies. Right behind it is the antimatter storage tank with a reaction chamber behind it. This is followed by a magnetic exhaust guide lined with retractable radiators before ending with an exhaust energy bell.

I still want to refine this design more but I'm glad I got the general idea out of my head.

As always, comments and critiques are welcome.

*The ship needs initial thrust because like the Orion drive spacecraft it needs to be at a safe distance from other objects before igniting the antimatter rocket.