A little lost post that should have been published back in August...
Spaceships are very difficult to design, at least if you want a practical design. Authors tend to think in terms of sci-fi shows where there's gravity and a definite floor and ceiling. Not to mention unlimited food and water! Ah, fiction!
In reality a spaceship will have much more in common with a submarine. Outside there's extreme pressure, inside there are cramped utilitarian spaces. Looking for inspiration for a story I hit the Naval Air Museum last summer and snapped these pictures of a submersible airplane hybrid (whose name I promptly forgot).
What does your spaceship look like?
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