Slipstream Starship

Build an open-source interplanetary starship

Slipstream Starship is an open, engineering-first effort to design a realistic interplanetary ship: propulsion, GNC, structures, thermal, power, life support, avionics, and payload. The dockyard is a supporting asset for assembly and refit.

Get Started

• 📄 Read the *[Master Pn locally)Slipstream%20-%20Master%20Plan.docx) (download and open locally)
• 🧭 Check the Roadmap.
• 🛠️ Pick an issue in GitHub → join the matching Discord channel → submit a PR.

Subsystems

• Propulsion: Chemical vs Ion/Plasma baselines; (fusion placeholder)
• GNC: Navigation, control laws, FDIR
• Structures: Hull, frames, joints; load cases & margins
• Thermal: Radiators, heat paths, sizing bands
• Power: Solar + storage, power budget
• Life Support: ECLSS loop modeling
• Avionics: Buses, sensors, flight software
• Payload: Hab/mission payloads

Dockyard (Secondary)

Minimal orbital assembly/refit requirements to support the starship