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*** The [http://img.trekmovie.com/images/fanmade/kelvin_wall04_1280.jpg USS Kelvin]. [[Ensemble Darkhorse]], much?
* USS ''Discovery'' of Stanley Kubrick's [[2001: A Space Odyssey]]. A spaceship controlled by a genius computer in which the only real way to travel is in a cryo-chamber. Admittedly not FTL, but ranks highly on the [[Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness]] in that respect. However, as humanity's first long distance spaceship, its a pretty good effort, delivering the astronauts to Jupiter (Saturn in the book). Also the inspiration for the [[Standard Establishing Spaceship Shot]], accompanied by [[Crowning Music of Awesome|the "Adagio" from ''Gayane'' by Khachaturian]].
* The brief external shot of the ''Venture Star'' in ''[[Avatar (film)|Avatar]]'' was pure scenery porn. The spacecraft design was incredibly realistic, perhaps more so than any other movie starship to date, being based on Charles Pellegrino and Jim Powell's [https://web.archive.org/web/20100529041650/http://www.projectrho.com/rocket/rocket3aj.html#valkyrie Valkyrie] antimatter starship, with an additional Laser Sail for "ground power" acceleration while outbound from Earth.
* The possible patron saint of this trope is the bubble spaceship from [[The Fountain]]. It's a freaking ''bubble'', and it houses some land, the Tree Of Life, and Hugh Jackman. How can you beat that?
* The NSEA ''Protector'' from ''[[Galaxy Quest]]''. Lovingly and accurately modeled by the Thermians after the ship from the (cancelled) TV show, it can do everything a TV starship can do. It's also the last holdout of Thermian civilization against Sarris's forces.
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