NOSTROMO
CLASS
LOCKMART CM-88B BISON M-CLASS STAR FREIGHTER
THE BACKBONE OF INTERSTELLAR COMMERCE
> THE NOSTROMO-CLASS COMMERCIAL TOWING VEHICLE IS THE WORKHORSE OF INTERSTELLAR FREIGHT OPERATIONS. MANUFACTURED BY LOCKMART AS THE CM-88B BISON M-CLASS STAR FREIGHTER, THESE VESSELS ARE DESIGNED FOR DEEP SPACE COMMERCIAL TOWING AND AUTOMATED ORE REFINERY TRANSPORT ACROSS THE LONGEST TRADE ROUTES IN THE NETWORK.
> OPERATING WITH A STANDARD CREW COMPLEMENT OF SEVEN, THE NOSTROMO-CLASS PRIORITIZES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND PAYLOAD CAPACITY OVER PASSENGER COMFORT. CREW SPEND THE MAJORITY OF TRANSIT TIME IN HYPERSLEEP, WITH THE MU-TH-UR 6000 SHIPBOARD OPERATING SYSTEM MANAGING ALL NAVIGATION, PROPULSION, AND LIFE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS AUTONOMOUSLY.
> DOZENS OF NOSTROMO-CLASS VESSELS ARE CURRENTLY IN ACTIVE SERVICE ACROSS ALL MAJOR TRADE ROUTES, HAULING ORE REFINERIES, MINERAL CARGO, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT BETWEEN COLONY WORLDS, MINING OPERATIONS, AND EARTH-PROXIMATE PROCESSING FACILITIES.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
VESSEL LAYOUT
A DECK
BRIDGE & COMMAND
PRIMARY BRIDGE, NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, COMMUNICATIONS ARRAY, AND COMMAND OPERATIONS. THE MU-TH-UR 6000 MAINFRAME INTERFACE IS ACCESSIBLE FROM A DECK. ALL FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND COURSE CORRECTIONS ARE MANAGED FROM THIS LEVEL.
B DECK
CREW QUARTERS & OPERATIONS
CREW LIVING QUARTERS, MESS HALL, MEDICAL BAY, HYPERSLEEP CHAMBERS, AND RECREATION AREAS. B DECK IS THE PRIMARY HABITATION LEVEL FOR THE SEVEN-PERSON CREW DURING WAKING PERIODS OF THE VOYAGE.
C DECK
ENGINEERING & CARGO
MAIN ENGINEERING, FTL DRIVE ACCESS, REACTOR SYSTEMS, CARGO INTERFACE, AND TOWING MECHANISMS. C DECK HOUSES ALL PROPULSION AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE EXTERNAL TOW COUPLING ARRAY.
KEY SYSTEMS
MU-TH-UR 6000
THE SHIPBOARD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND OPERATING SYSTEM. MU-TH-UR 6000 MANAGES ALL AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION, FTL COURSE CALCULATIONS, LIFE SUPPORT REGULATION, HYPERSLEEP MONITORING, AND EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS. CREW INTERFACE VIA DEDICATED TERMINAL ON A DECK. THE SYSTEM OPERATES UNDER WEYLAND-YUTANI CORPORATE DIRECTIVES AT ALL TIMES.
NARCISSUS-CLASS LIFEBOAT
EACH NOSTROMO-CLASS VESSEL CARRIES A NARCISSUS-CLASS EMERGENCY SHUTTLE. THE COMPACT LIFEBOAT PROVIDES AUTONOMOUS ESCAPE AND RESCUE CAPABILITY FOR UP TO FOUR PERSONNEL, WITH INDEPENDENT PROPULSION, LIFE SUPPORT, HYPERSLEEP, AND EMERGENCY BEACON SYSTEMS. DESIGNED FOR SYSTEM-RANGE TRANSIT TO THE NEAREST INHABITED WORLD OR TRANSIT LANE.
HYPERSLEEP SYSTEM
SEVEN INDIVIDUAL HYPERSLEEP PODS ENABLING CREW TO ENTER CRYOGENIC SUSPENSION FOR THE DURATION OF INTERSTELLAR TRANSIT. SYSTEM MONITORED CONTINUOUSLY BY MU-TH-UR 6000. STANDARD WAKE PROTOCOL INITIATES CREW REVIVAL UPON APPROACH TO DESTINATION OR IN RESPONSE TO PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS.
TOW COUPLING ARRAY
THE PRIMARY COMMERCIAL FUNCTION OF THE NOSTROMO-CLASS: A HEAVY-DUTY TOW COUPLING SYSTEM RATED FOR REFINERY PLATFORMS AND CARGO ASSEMBLIES EXCEEDING 2,000,000 METRIC TONS. THE COUPLING ARRAY DISTRIBUTES FTL FIELD COVERAGE TO THE TOWED PAYLOAD, ENABLING SUPERLUMINAL TRANSIT OF MASSIVE CARGO CONFIGURATIONS.
> "THE NOSTROMO-CLASS IS NOT GLAMOROUS. IT IS NOT FAST. IT IS NOT COMFORTABLE. BUT IT MOVES THE RAW MATERIALS AND PROCESSED GOODS THAT SUSTAIN EVERY COLONY IN THE NETWORK. WITHOUT THESE VESSELS, INTERSTELLAR COMMERCE WOULD CEASE AND THE COLONIAL ECONOMY WOULD COLLAPSE WITHIN A FISCAL QUARTER. THE NOSTROMO-CLASS IS THE BACKBONE OF EVERYTHING WE HAVE BUILT."