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How to Design Spaceships in Sci-Fi: A Complete Guide for Authors

Is there anything more iconic in the sci-fi genre than spaceships? The USCSS Nostromo, the Heighliner, the Millenium Falcon, Serenity, the Hermes… I’m sure at least one of those famous spacecraft evoked some fond memories in your head, and I could go on for ages listing off even more.

The thing about these spaceships is that they become more than just another detail in your story. They can be a setting, a crucial tool for your plot and fictional crew, and even somewhat of a character themselves (especially if they have some built-in artificial intelligence ).

And if you want the spaceship in your novel to be a reader’s new favorite, you’ve come to the right place. Heck, even if you’re just looking for a guide to writing a good spaceship, I’ve got your back.

In this (inter)stellar guide, we’ll be discussing:

• The fundamentals of spaceship design
• Integrating futuristic technology
• Developing aesthetics and iconic features
• Mapping out the interior of spaceships
• Designing alien technology
• Balancing realism and your imagination

This is going to be a fun one. So do a final systems check, punch in the coordinates for Gliese 667 (or whichever star system you want to visit), and prepare for liftoff.

Foundations of Spaceship Design in Science Fiction

Before we can think about navigating wormholes and equipping our crafts with planet-destroying cannons, we need to understand the basics of spaceships. Assuming the vast majority of people reading this article (myself included) aren’t NASA engineers or astronauts, this can be a daunting task.

As science fiction authors, there are a few things we need to accept:

• A good amount of our readers gravitate towards this genre because of its scientific accuracy or plausibility;
• We need to do more research than most other writers, especially compared to other literary fiction authors;
• Even with those two things, someone, somewhere, will find a scientific flaw in something you write;
• And that’s okay

That last item on the list might be the most difficult to accept, but it’s also the most important. We’ll touch more on balancing realism later in this article, but remember that half of science fiction is fiction; while we dissect the basics of spaceship design, don’t feel like you need a Master’s degree before you start brainstorming.

Spaceship Must-Haves

The spacecraft you dream up and write about will be your own, as unique as the science fiction novel you’re writing. That said, there are some elements that every star-sailing vessel needs to have.

Function: What Your Spaceship is For

Before you even think about lascannons, jump drives, or the food your crew will be chowing down on in the final frontier, you need to figure out what your spaceship is used for.

There’s a ship for basically anything. Some functions might overlap, while some out-of-this-world designs only serve one purpose. But what your ship does dictates how it looks, what it’s made of, what tools and weapons it would have, and more.

I can’t tell you what your spaceships will be used for; that’s for you and your imagination to figure out. But here are a few ideas to get you started:

• Dogfighters
• Near-space travel (to moons or nearby planets)
• Long-distance travel (to other solar systems or galaxies)
• Cargo transport
• Spaceship carrier
• Mining or salvaging
• Exploration
• Colonization
• Interdimensional travel

Ships designed for near-space travel won’t need the fuel capacity, cryosleep pods , or resources of a long-distance craft. A mining or salvaging ship doesn’t need the weaponry of dogfighters but will need more than a vessel transporting goods from Jupiter to Io. A crew jumping through dimensions will want a much more durable hull than most other spaceships.

Figure out the purpose of your ship before spending time on all the other details.

Form: What Your Ship Looks Like

First, you want to think about the shape of your spacecraft. With our technology, our current space shuttles are very aerodynamic in their design, because they have to fight against the drag created by our planet’s atmosphere as they attempt to leave orbit.

This sort of design is mirrored in X-wings in Star Wars, some of the most iconic ships in pop culture.

But what if your spaceship was built on a space station or a lunar colony? What if there is no atmosphere to create drag in the first place? That opens up a lot more ideas for the form of your spacecraft. 

Think about both the function of the ship and the stressors it’s going to experience. That will help you figure out what shape it’s going to take on.

Materials: Consider the Structural Integrity

Speaking of stressors, your ship is going to face a lot of them. We’re talking different atmospheric pressures, varying gravitational forces , solar storms, space debris, and potentially combat.

Material extends beyond the metal shell keeping everything inside your ship, too. What are the interior components made of? Who is needed for repairs? Is the spaceship modular?

You also need to figure out if the materials you use are real or part of your sci-fi worldbuilding . Either way, I suggest looking into current spaceship construction and architecture then draw a line from where we are to where your current setting could be.

Propulsion: How Your Ship Moves

When you consider what actually makes your ship move, you start to venture from what we currently know to what could be possible in the future or in your fictional world.

I’m not going to pretend to understand the complete science of it (and I’m not one to just rip off Wikipedia and pretend to be smarter than I am), but technology like ion thrusters are grounded in modern science and thus more realistic.

However, more fictional and futuristic science is brought into the fold when you introduce warp drives or hyperspace engines.

While the propulsion systems of your ships will be largely determined by the ship’s function and the technology your builders have access to, this feature will affect the overall design of a spaceship, including size, shape, and layout.

Survival: Considerations for Life Support and Habitability

The last must-have for your ship is how it keeps its occupants alive.

Space isn’t life-friendly, at least not for any sort of life we know about. Oxygen is pretty important. Our bodies are fine-tuned to a particular atmospheric pressure. It’s freakin’ cold out there, too.

The life support system of your ship ties back to its function. A dogfighter doesn’t need to provide multi-day habitability if it is only meant for combat that lasts a few hours. On the other hand, though, colonization and exploration vessels need to sustain life for months, years, or even decades. 

Life support can include air recycling, water purification, waste management, living quarters, agriculture, artificial gravity, birth and funeral capacities, medical bays, and more.

Does this mean you need to know or write about every single aspect of your ship’s life maintenance systems? No. Most readers don’t care about interstellar waste management .

But at least understand the basics of how your spaceship keeps its crew alive. Then dig as deep as you want.

Coming Up With Your Own Technologies

Let’s be real: one of the best parts of writing spaceships in your science fiction story is coming up with your own tech. Yes, grounding your ship in real or plausible technology is important, but imagining the gadgets and scientific breakthroughs in your unique world is a lot of fun and can lead to incredible, memorable books.

There’s no limit to what you can come up with, so this section won’t cover every possible imaginary technology. I mean, you could create a craft that melds its pilot into it with some technorganic interface. Or it’s controlled by psionic powers. Or it’s just Joe from down the street blasting off into the great unknown with retro-style control panels.

Truly let your imagination run wild, then make sure everything makes sense (or as much sense as it needs to). Here are some techs to get you started, though, and some principles to consider.

Energy Sources

Call me a nerd (I wear it as a badge of honor), but energy sources are one of my personal favorite parts of sci-fi. Maybe it’s because we ourselves are on the cusp of an energy revolution . Maybe it’s because the root of all technology and possible advancements are contingent on energy sources.

Whatever the reason, I want you to be as excited about fictional or futuristic energy sources as I am. Or at least a little bit excited about it.

Here are some ideas for you to consider:

Fusion power - A theoretical step above our own capacity of fission, fusion energy is often depicted as cleaner and more suitable for long-distance travel. This is mimicking the energy creation process of stars themselves, so you might consider radiation shielding, heat dispersion, and magnetic containment fields in your designs.

Antimatter reactors - Take a page from the USS Enterprise’s playbook and fuel your ship with an antimatter reactor. If your society has the science and budget to use the stuff that makes the space between everything we can see to propel vehicles forward, it can lend a solid case for warp drives and the like. Consider how dangerous these reactors can be and what sort of space or design they need to take up in your ships.

Zero-point energy - I’m going to be honest, zero-point energy is a bit above my head. It’s harnessing the power of the vacuum of space itself, and some folks theorized that there is enough zero-point energy in the vacuum of a single light bulb to, if handled properly, boil the world’s oceans. This can drastically reduce the size and increase the efficiency of your spaceships, but you won’t catch me on a spaceship toting around that much energy unless scientists have done a few more studies.

Energy Sources and Worldbuilding

One thing to consider, regardless of the energy source you go with, is how that energy affects your worldbuilding.

I can guarantee you that a society harnessing zero-point energy isn’t just using it for space travel. They can be powering supercomputers and hive cities with it. It could be monopolized by some dystopian megacorp.

Think about the ways your energy sources affect your broader world, especially when it comes to ethical considerations and conflict.

Navigation Systems

Fantasy readers (myself and my better half included) love their maps. It only makes sense, then, that sci-fi readers love their navigation systems. Unfortunately, we can’t slap these nav systems onto a page at the front of our sci-fi novel.

But what we lack in visual representation we make up for in possibilities. Here are some nav system ideas to consider.

AI-driven systems - There will come a time when our need for scientific calculations and analysis will outweigh human capacity. When you’re hurtling through the abyss of space, you need real-time data processing and decision-making in navigation. Explore how AI systems can handle complex tasks like plotting courses through asteroid fields, navigating nebulae, or calculating FTL ( faster than light ) jumps. Also consider how an AI-driven ship affects your crew.

Multi-dimensional mapping - If you want to get really trippy, think about mapping beyond our own knowledge of three dimensions. This could take time into account or track elements like gravitational anomalies and antimatter. How can you translate this information into something we can understand?

FTL navigation - Faster than light travel is common in a lot of sci-fi, but that doesn’t mean you should take it for granted. Think about the challenges of FTL navigation, like avoiding collisions, navigating in hyperspace, or dealing with relativistic time effects. You can use this navigation to complicate your narrative with FTL mishaps, if you want to be a mean author, too.

Navigation Systems and Worldbuilding

Guess what? Your nav systems will affect your worldbuilding, too. If you’re able to jump from one galaxy to another in a matter of hours or days, that completely changes trade, diplomatic relations, the reach of a civilization, and access to new resources.

Alternatively, mapping more than the three dimensions we can see opens up more possibilities than I can fathom without another cup of coffee.

Theoretical Physics and Cutting-Edge Technology

Energy sources and nav systems are concrete examples of tech you can come up with yourself, but I’m sure your sci-fi author mind is already brimming with your own spin on things.

To that end, here are some elements of emerging science and technology that you can incorporate into your writing and spaceships.

Emerging technologies - Sci-fi and new real-world tech has always had a two-way relationship. They guide one another, so take a look at advancements in artificial intelligence, nanotech, and materials science. Think about how you can extrapolate these into self-repairing hulls, AI-powered androids, and lightweight, ultra-durable craft.

Theoretical physics - There is almost always a place for theoretical physics in science fiction novels. Do your research and see how you can incorporate string theory and quantum mechanics in a way that is not only feasible but accessible to readers who aren’t experts in those fields.

Science consultants - If you’re willing to pay, there are experts out there who are willing to give you feedback on your ideas, introduce you to a better angle, or dump a fraction of their knowledge on you. Just make sure it fits in your budget and you will actually use the information you get.

I’ve said it before and I will say it again before we’re done with this guide: whatever you introduce—whether in your spaceships or elsewhere in your science fiction novel—has to have some kind of link to our understanding of science. It doesn’t have to be direct or obvious, but your reader needs to be able to grasp at least a fraction of it.

Aesthetics and Iconic Features in Sci-Fi Ships

Beyond their practicality and technological marvels, the aesthetics and iconic features of spaceships cement these galactic crafts into our memories and define the culture of the fictional universes they inhabit.

The design of a spaceship is more than just a shell for its advanced technology; it reflects your story’s tone, the culture of its creators, and the era it represents. Just as the sleek lines of Star Wars ’ X-wings capture a sense of agility and readiness, the formidable appearance of Star Trek ’s Borg Cube instills a sense of ominous, mechanical coldness.

Crafting Iconic Spaceship Designs

Iconic spaceship designs often blend functionality with a distinct aesthetic appeal. A spaceship's design can be a reflection of the culture and history of its creators, all while putting a unique twist on the craft’s function.

Culture - A ship built by a warrior race might boast aggressive, angular designs with protruding weaponry, while a vessel from a peaceful exploratory society might favor sleek lines and unobtrusive features.

Technology - The level of technology available to a civilization will greatly influence its spaceship designs, too. A society harnessing zero-point energy will have compact, efficient ships, while one using bulkier fusion reactors might have larger, more robust designs.

Genre - The genre of your story can also influence spaceship aesthetics. In a hard sci-fi setting, designs might lean towards the realistic and practical, mirroring contemporary space technology. In contrast, a space opera might feature more extravagant and fantastical designs that prioritize dramatic effect and narrative symbolism over technical feasibility.

Once you’ve considered these big elements of design, think of a way you can make important spaceships stand out from the crowd.

This could mean a distinct paint job representing the skilled pilot. Or maybe it’s a different design entirely, like the Millennium Falcon’s oblong disk shape with a protruding cockpit. Alternatively, it could be something so alien and weird, like the aforementioned Borg Cube, that it lingers with your reader for a while.

Don’t overdo it, though. Pick one, maybe two features of your spaceship and give them a little twist based on the elements above.

Interior Design and Practicality

Up until now, we’ve mostly been focusing on the exterior of a spaceship: what it looks like, how it moves, what you’ve slapped on the hull.

When we venture into the heart of a spaceship, the interior design becomes as crucial as its exterior. This isn't just about crafting a visually appealing cockpit or a futuristic mess hall; it's about creating spaces that are functional, impact the characters , and reflect life within the void of space.

Breaking Down a Functional Spaceship Interior

When you’re writing a sci-fi story, a spaceship’s interior is where the abstract concepts of space travel meet the concrete realities of daily life. The design of these interiors tells a story… one of technological advancement , social hierarchy, and the day-to-day challenges faced by those who call the void their home.

Living Quarters: More Than Just Sleeping Pods

Designing the living quarters on a spaceship is a balancing act between space efficiency and comfort. In a ship bound for distant stars, these quarters can be your characters' (and your reader’s) sanctuary.

Let this fit in with the overall function of your ship and the culture and economy of the civilization it comes from. Are living quarters tight and compact like a modern-day submarine to accommodate a smaller profile and more complex weapons and nav systems?

Or is your starship more akin to a cruise liner with luxury bedrooms, private baths, and room service? Do some people get access to luxury while others are packed in like sardines?

The Bridge: Command and Control

The bridge or command center is the nerve center of any spaceship. Here, form and function merge to create a space that’s both operationally efficient and indicative of the ship's hierarchy. 

The design of this area, from the placement of the captain's chair to the configuration of control panels, speaks volumes about the leadership style and the operational dynamics of the crew.

It's also a stage for key narrative moments— battles , tough decisions, and the ever-present hum of a ship carving its path through the cosmos.

Recreational Spaces: A Glimpse into Daily Life

Spaceships are not just about the journey; they're about the lives lived during that journey. Recreational areas, dining halls, and common rooms are as important as any other part. 

These spaces offer a glimpse into the social dynamics of the crew, their leisure activities, and how they maintain their mental health in the isolation of space. A well-designed common area can become a hub for character interactions , plot development, and a showcase of the ship's culture.

Alternatively, the lack of recreational spaces can show the reader insights into the culture of your spaceship.

Engineering and Maintenance: The Unsung Heroes

The engine room and maintenance areas are the unsung heroes of spaceship design. These spaces are a testament to the ship's technological prowess and the skill of those who keep it running. 

The maze of pipes, wires, and machinery must be more than an industrial backdrop; it should reflect the ship’s age, technology level, and even the resourcefulness of its crew. It's here that we often find characters tinkering, problem-solving, and showcasing their technical expertise.

Medical Bay: A Refuge in Space

In the unforgiving environment of space, the medical bay is one of the most crucial components of any ship. Its design needs to reflect the technological level of the civilization, the types of medical issues anticipated, and the level of care available. 

It’s a space that combines the sterility of a hospital with the intimacy of a place where characters are at their most vulnerable.

Similarly, laboratories and science bays tell us what our crew is after. These are places where understanding meets ambition and can be ripe for character and plot development .

The Impact of the Spaceship’s Interior on Characters

More importantly than any room, the design of a spaceship's interior directly impacts its inhabitants. It shapes their daily routines, affects their mental health, and dictates their interactions. 

The cramped corridors of a fighter ship can create a sense of intimacy or claustrophobia, affecting crew dynamics. A spacious and well-appointed vessel, on the other hand, might indicate luxury but also detachment and isolation. 

These spaces are where characters fall in love , hatch plots, confront their fears , and sometimes meet their fate.

As a science fiction writer, when you design the interior of a spaceship, you're doing more than mapping out rooms and corridors. You're creating a setting that will become integral to your story. It's where your characters will live, work, and play; it's where they'll face challenges and celebrate victories.

So, you know, put some real thought into why your rooms are the way they are.

Alien Spaceships and Extraterrestrial Design

Now we’re getting to the extra fun stuff. I mean, everything up until this point (including, if you’ll remember, the thoughts on power sources) has been fun. But, to some sci-fi authors and readers, aliens are the best part of science fiction.

While designing an alien civilization could be a massive article itself, we’re focusing in on alien spaceships for this guide. Before we go on, you need to recognize that these crafts are more than mere vehicles; they're a representation of their entire civilizations.

This is especially true in first-contact situations, so you need to be intentional about their design. That’s a polite way of saying you can’t just throw on spikes because spikes are cool (that’s indisputable), because that imagery will automatically paint those aliens in a certain way for your reader. 

At their core, these vessels offer a unique opportunity to explore the creativity and imagination that define the genre , blending the alien with the familiar, the bizarre with the believable.

Here’s how we can do that.

The Creative Process of Designing Alien Spaceships

Designing an alien spaceship is an exercise in creative freedom and speculative science. It starts with a vision—perhaps a shape, a texture, a color—something that sets it apart from human design. From there, it's about building a world around that vision.

Starting with a Concept

Begin with a concept that reflects the nature of the alien species. Are they warlike or peaceful? Technologically advanced or primitive? This initial idea will serve as a cornerstone for the entire design.

Also think about what you want the ship to be used for. War? Mining? Exploration? Commerce?

Even though these are alien spaceships, we can’t ignore the must-haves we established at the start of this article. 

Shape and Structure

The shape of an alien spaceship can be a reflection of the aliens’ psychology, culture, or environment . A species that evolved in a dense jungle or aquatic environment might have ships that mimic the flowing forms of nature. 

In contrast, a highly logical and communal species might favor geometric, symmetrical designs that reflect their organized society.

Color and Texture

Colors and textures can convey a lot about the aliens’ aesthetics and technology. A ship with iridescent scales could suggest a species that values art and beauty, while a dull, rugged exterior might indicate a utilitarian approach or a ship built for endurance.

Cultural Influences on Extraterrestrial Vehicle Design

An alien culture’s history , beliefs, and societal structures can significantly influence spaceship design. These aspects can be subtly woven into the design, providing depth and backstory without you needing to infodump a neutron star’s worth of exposition.

Use these ships as another tool in your sci-fi toolkit. Here are some things to think about.

Design as a Cultural Expression

Every element of a spaceship can be a cultural expression. Emblematic designs can be incorporated into the hull, the layout can reflect societal hierarchies, and even the choice of materials can tell a story of resource scarcity or abundance.

Even if grimdark isn’t your thing, I’d suggest checking out the variety of ships in Warhammer 40k to understand how alien ship design can mimic culture. I’ll never forget the first time I saw one of the Imperium’s cathedral-shaped ships. Talk about defining the importance of their messed-up faith with a single image.

Technological Manifestation

Technology in an alien ship can be a direct manifestation of the species’ cultural values. A species that reveres nature might develop bio-technological ships that are grown rather than built. Alternatively, a culture that values conquest and strength might create imposing, armored vessels.

Also bear in mind that the disparity between the ships of different civilizations will play a massive role in your worldbuilding and any conflict between those cultures.

Biological Factors Influencing Design

The physiology of the alien species is a critical factor in their ship design. Their size, shape, and physical abilities will dictate the ergonomics of the ship.

Accommodating Alien Biology

Consider the living conditions required by the species. Do they breathe a different atmosphere? Do they prefer darkness over light? These biological needs can greatly impact the interior design of the ship.

Control and Navigation

How the aliens interact with their ship is heavily dependent on their biology. A species with multiple limbs might have complex control panels, while a telepathic species might control their ship through mental commands.

Integrating Technology and Biology

In alien ship design, the line between technology and biology can be blurred. Organic ships, living systems that are part machine and part organism, can be a fascinating area to explore.

This can even extend to ships that are truly alive.

Living ships can be characters in their own right, with their own needs , desires, and abilities. This concept opens up a myriad of storytelling possibilities, from symbiotic relationships between the ship and its crew to ethical dilemmas about the nature of consciousness.

The Role of Alien Ships in the Narrative

An alien spaceship is more than a setting; it can be a catalyst for the plot, a symbol of the alien culture, and a source of conflict or alliance.

The design can reflect broader themes of your story. A ship that is a hodgepodge of different technologies might represent a culture that has grown through conquest and assimilation, while a harmonious, organic design could symbolize a society that lives in balance with its environment.

Really, the only limit is your imagination. These vessels are a way to explore new ideas, to challenge our perceptions of technology and culture, and to bring to life the diversity of the universe. 

Whether through sleek lines or organic curves, through bright colors or muted tones, each ship tells a story—of its creators, its passengers, and the worlds they inhabit. 

No pressure, but remember that every decision, from the largest structure to the smallest detail, is an opportunity to enrich your world and captivate your readers.

Balancing Realism and Imagination in Ship Design

Listen up, your spaceship isn’t just for deep space exploration or cool dogfights. It serves as a bridge between the known and the unknown, between scientific reality and your imagination. 

And getting that balance right is tough . 

Science fiction thrives at the intersection of fact and fantasy , which means we’re blending accuracy and invention. The key is to know when to adhere to scientific principles and when to allow your imagination to take the helm.

Understanding the Basics

Start with a foundation in current scientific understanding. Grasping the basics of space travel, propulsion methods, and life support systems can lend credibility to your creation. 

This doesn’t mean you need a PhD in astrophysics, but a general comprehension of how things work in reality sets the stage for believable deviations.

When to Bend the Rules

Once you have the basics down, identify where you can bend or even break the rules to serve your narrative. 

This might mean faster-than-light travel, artificial gravity, or energy shields—elements that, while currently in the realm of fiction, are rooted in real scientific concepts.

Creating a Believable Yet Fantastical Spaceship

The art of designing a spaceship in sci-fi lies in making the incredible seem plausible. Your creation should be awe-inspiring yet relatable, futuristic yet grounded in some form of reality.

Consistency is Key

Ensure that your ship’s design is consistent within the world you’ve created. The technology and aesthetics should align with the level of advancement and cultural attributes of the civilization that built it. Inconsistencies can jar the reader out of the world you’ve built, breaking the spell of your storytelling.

Detailing for Depth

Details can be a powerful tool in making a spaceship feel real. Think about the materials used, the layout of the ship, and how the crew interacts with various systems. These small touches can make the difference between a generic vessel and one that feels like it has a story to tell.

Don’t bog your readers down with too much detail, but use feedback from beta readers or an editor to help you find that perfect amount.

Tips for Balancing Realism and Imagination

Finding the sweet spot between scientific realism and creative liberty can be a nuanced process. Here are some tips to guide you:

Do your research - Spend time researching current space technology and theories. The more you know, the more confidently you can innovate.

Define boundaries - Decide early on how far you are willing to stretch scientific facts. Setting these boundaries helps maintain internal consistency in your story beyond your spaceships.

Use analogies - When introducing complex or purely imaginative concepts, analogies can be a great way to help readers understand and relate to these ideas.

Consult experts - If possible, consult with scientists or experts in the field. Their insights can add authenticity to your work and spark new ideas. Not that there are a lot of experts in the field of alien spaceships, but you know what I’m saying.

Focus on the story - Remember that the story is paramount. If a scientifically accurate detail doesn’t serve the narrative, it’s okay to modify or omit it. I give you a free pass.

In the end, the believability of a spaceship is not solely dependent on scientific accuracy but on its fit within the story and its ability to captivate the reader’s imagination.

Every aspect of the spaceship’s design should serve the narrative in some way. Whether it’s a feature that becomes crucial to the plot or a detail that deepens the reader's understanding of the fictional universe, ensure that your design choices enhance the story.

A well-designed spaceship should ignite the reader’s imagination. It should be a vessel that readers would want to board (or are terrified to), filled with mysteries and wonders they can only discover by flipping the page.

Set Course for the Far Reaches of Your Imagination

If you’ve made it this far, I’m promoting you to captain of this ship. You’ve put in the work to craft your own killer spaceships in your sci-fi novel, so you deserve the commendation.

Unfortunately, your mission is only just beginning. Now you actually need to get to work and bring that spaceship, its crew, and your universe to life. That’s no small feat.

Don’t worry, I’ve got some tech of my own for you.

First, head on over to this link for a full guide on writing your science fiction story .

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Finally, click this link to grab our sci-fi template to give you a leg up on your story.

Now go visit some of those billions of stars and planets with your spaceship.

Doug Landsborough can’t get enough of writing. Whether freelancing as an editor, blog writer, or ghostwriter, Doug is a big fan of the power of words. In his spare time, he writes about monsters, angels, and demons under the name D. William Landsborough. When not obsessing about sympathetic villains and wondrous magic, Doug enjoys board games, horror movies, and spending time with his wife, Sarah.

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• Smart, wealthy tourists are buying places on a new interstellar cruise ship. Rob and Sara Jones are thrilled to apply for extremely high paying positions as guest relations officers. A marriage counselor warns them that the expected stress of deep space travel will certainly trigger issues in their relationship.
• Life on a spaceship is wiped out when six women reach middle age at the same time.
• Unfortunately, this same scientist just happens to be leading a clandestine black research program using said meteor.
• Country Singer, Sara Elizabeth, is on an anti-gravity tour aboard a starship making its maiden voyage complete with superthriller ride thrills around the universe.
• Meanwhile, Will Estes is an optimistic, high energy, spaceship pilot that decides to join the next space mission, but a certain someone else on the crew makes it hard for him to get along with the rest of the team.
• His goal is to push humanity from a stagnant place in their technological creation and move into the stars, only to give up once the pressure is on to live up to his promises.
• All eyes are on Mars as the Cosmodrome enters its testing phase with the technology to support hundreds of astronauts on Mars. For some, it is the dawn of a new age, however, for others it’s something much larger.
• Roam Hinson is a young man just out of college and he’s looking for something to do with his life. Half scared and half excited, he signs up to become an astronaut. During training he meets many strange but interesting characters. A few weeks before launch, four astronauts faint and the trip to space is canceled.
• The wormhole technology we’ve been using so far is really just more expensive than necessary. How will cheap wormhole technology change space exploration?
• A team at NASA discovers a way to build a space shuttle which will significantly lower the cost of space exploration and opens the possibility for more people to be able take orbiting vacations.
• Traditional architecture on the surface of Mars has been replaced by large housing facilities woven together by the same system that produces gravity. Mars has a limited, complicated ecosystem where even humans must adhere to the long migration seasons of the native life forms and follow their patterns of development.
• About a woman who accidentally gets cryogenically frozen, in the distant future, she wakes up in a world that has been taken over by men.
• Colorful paints are a well known pigment to filter the sun’s rays and energy. That powder went from being a means to filter light to healing other ailments… until scientists discovered that the color of paint was a by-product of a deadly virus mistakenly engineered into the pigment.
• Tiffany was part of the first generation chosen for the terraforming of Jupiter and she is overjoyed to get away from her parents. Unfortunately her joy is short-lived when she finds that not everyone is willing to work with her, and her family is not willing to house her when she returns.
• Unipolar explorer on his 32nd mission discovers a planet with an atmosphere supporting plant and animal life.
• Antibiotic drugs do not work in space, sanitation is compromised, food eventually grows mold, and crash diets become the norm.
• As a child, Raiders had a damaged visor on a spacesuit. Since he couldn’t be an astronaut/space miner, he began to read extensively about space debris. When researchers came to Raiders to help solve the very problem he had once dreamed of solving, he failed and now faces charges of incompetence and treason.
• Rejecting the cryogenic freezing need to transport a specialist to a future archaeological dig into deep space, a survivor of a failed deep space mission rebels against the elders.
• To get funding for the latest space probes, a war between two races of aliens is started. Claims of imminent alien invasion drive public fear and government funding to deliver a death blow to this ancient war before it comes to Earth.
• Skyler lives and works on Mars—a marvel of human engineering. But something is amiss. Sometimes he dreams. And more than anything he wants to travel back home to Earth.
• In order to create a habitable climate for plants on a distant planet, a scientist has decided the only way to get the plant life to survive is to first give it an artificial atmosphere. But he needs some help so he travels to Earth to meet the only individual that can help him.
• Nicole Crawford is a miner on the Moon for rare earth neodymium. After a decade of work, she’s finally accrued enough to retire but she’s delayed the decision again. When she’s confronted with a terrible accident, she’s faced with the decision of whether or not she’ll return.
• The wealthy entrepreneur who hopes to launch the first tourist mission to the moon runs into dead-ends and setback after setback.
• Eudora is an empath who constantly feels the emotions of others. Now that the world’s governments have lifted travel restrictions for citizens on Earth, she would feel ungrounded if she didn’t get away from big city life for a while. She battles the stress of a big city while on holiday on Mars.
• Unable to travel real-space, two lovers still manage to reach each other from their respective homes on opposite ends of the globe.
• Psychological stress tests are now given to every teenager in America just before graduating high school. The students take a personality test, one of their teachers butts her betters, and a strange young man is found frozen in the forest.
• One day a couple wake up to an earthquake warning and make a life-altering decision. Comets have been appearing in the night sky. The frequency at which they have been appearing is increasing. Authorities warn for panic-stricken citizens to stay indoors. But a local man lets us know there is no cause for alarm…
• Dominic is conducting a routine make-shift probe operation at a moonshot research project. The crew has been stuck there for four months due to a problem with the atmosphere combination. While conducting the experiment, something goes wrong and the crew must find a way back to Earth.
• Annoys by how little science gets done on an overburdened research ship, a lone geologist takes her research to the only place she can.
• William van der Bishop is obsessed with space travel. He spends much of his day taking care of his green house inside his apartment building by bringing various species of plants back from Earth that he picks randomly at the top of high-rise buildings. He’s getting older and is lonely – his family is gone and it’s been years since his last human contact. After not living outside since a car accident, William decides to go outside and one of his plants is suddenly taken away by something from above.
• Tired of being confined to planets, human beings are slowly beginning to spread out to the stars, and this inquisitive journalist wants to get to the bottom of why most people have stopped travelling through space.
• Pete McGuire is a tag-along husband on his wife’s first trip to outer space. He’s trying to write his first novel while teaching his own pilot training course.
• A team of scientists discover a hidden wormhole inside the asteroid belt, a portal that can transport anyone or anything instantaneously from one end of the galaxy to the other.
• The mutiny those of us raised on pirate movies and novels tell ourselves when the old pirate dies on the beach and his ship finds a young, vigorous captain that tells his crew the previous captain’s legend was all bluster.
• An occasional carpool commutes has taken on the role of a police hotline. The carpool monitors criminal acts from a bird’s eye view during their commutes from home to work.
• After discovering a strange constellation of stars, scientists determine that human descendants once lived on the other side of the galaxy. Space travel has been slowly made more efficient and an entire group is sent to determine if any of those humans are still alive.
• CopperSmith is on a complicated mission to destroy a security system, but there is only one unforseen hurdle in his way, not everyone in his command is on the same side.
• Planet Earth is gone and millions of us fled to Mars. Now it’s time to head to a new planet, but the humans on the generation ship Magrathea are special and they’ve agreed to call the last planet Earth.
• Dying of a rare disease, Eddie is already on a six month trip to a nearby planet where he’ll be able to live out his final years in safety when his flight crashes. The rest of his crew die, except for another traveler who was several weeks away from getting there.
• Out of work after a warship crash, an ex-Royal Space Force pilot has to take a job searching for an exo-planet for terraforming colonists.
• Death was merely a rumor that spread around the stars for many years until two unfortunate space travelers find out that it’s real and that it is taking the rest of their small crew to the next life.
• Pilot Adam Jacobs has to make a difficult choice when the meteor he flew into space is discovered not to be one…
• Media Mogul Noel Beverly hears the news and decides to cash in on the impending catastrophe.
• The President makes a vacation of it. First he takes his family to space, then he takes his friends, then his allies. When he goes it alone, he’s not entirely the same man he was before.
• The crew of a spaceship hears a transmission from an unexplainable source.
• Organic extraterrestrial life forms have discovered mathematics. They have built a tiny, laser encrusted aircraft and approached a distant planet. The car stalled in orbit above a busy city. Humans have spotted the extraterrestrial presence. Their captain attempts to fix the tiny, laser encrusted car.
• As the only being capable of interstellar space travel through space warps, one albino dwarf searches the cosmos for love and admirers.
• The president of the International Space Travel Corporation, the world’s leading space travel organization talks about the growth of commercial space travel.
• The public’s interest in an outbreak of violence happening on another planet forces two women to simultaneously think deeply on terrorism, empathy, and pacifism.
• Samantha Levin has been traveling to space since she was a child. She and her family live in an underwater colony on Jupiter’s moon Europa.
• Terrance Jonas conspires with his partner, Margie Smythe, to commit the greatest crime the planet had ever known.
• Michael White is on a Mars orbiter station and his shift is about to expire but there’s an issue with the red shift in the transmitter system. As he’s troubleshooting a part breaks and he’s left alone with limited oxygen and no communication.
• Hadid, a space engineer leader of a small intergalactic colony, is hiding a deadly secret.
• Liam Strider is a man infused with nanomachines and creating a plan to rule the universe. Only one person stands in his way—his slightly older identical reality counterpart, Mike Straider. With his plans perpetually foiled by a man who looks just like him, Liam’s got to decide just how far he’s willing to go to rule the universe, and just how far he will go to take down his twin brother.
• I’m a popular youtube vlogger, and my channel is about burning.
• Subjected to the rigors of a secret military training program, a novice pilot learns what it takes for a woman to fly through the uncharted black.
• Research is conducted into a parallel universe and you are researching Earth in that universe. You’ve discovered this Earth is literally a reflection of Earth, and that one day per year, Earth reflects. Your mission is to go to that Earth directly. You’ll have to arrive at the Sol system on that day or you’ll miss those humans.
• Planet Chain is the rundown planet no one wants to visit. Dr. Jule is studying its mysteries when he finds out new people have actually traveled to the Planet Chain. Uncovering what these people are doing there electrifies Jule, and he knows he’s responsible for discovering what the secret is.
• Torque McGrath stops his ship in deep space to investigate a seemingly abandoned spacecraft. It may offer relief for his own broken ship and supplies for his stranded crew. The crew is not completely alone either. This will be his toughest space mission ever.
• Chris Watts is part of an upcoming climate changing meteor strike. Naturally sad about leaving the only planet he’ll ever call home, Chris is even more worried when he discovers online gambling has slowed and the stock market has begun dipping in recent months.
• Man’s first trip to Mars runs into numerous problems, including a reality TV show secretly sent ahead of the crew they were originally supposed to join.
• Monkeys have joined the scientists at the front for space exploration. Live Television coverage will allow the world to watch the first manned mission to Mars.
• Masonry is a degenerate race of star-faring robots who want to destroy all other life forms they encounter. We’re the underdog, plucky space explorers who are going to try to prevent it.
• Kara has been working toward the day that she will finally be able to see space again.
• Georgie Rollins has returned to Earth from Mars, with odd memories and symptoms not well understood. Turned away by a number of hospitals due to lack of facilities and experiences with interplanetary illnesses, Rollins returns to his apartment to get to work on his memoirs, and to figure out what is happening to him. In the meantime, the federal government is suffering the aftermath of overwhelming public demands to stop the spending on space exploration.
• The entire third and fourth grades at Walker Elementary are going to Space Day! On this special field trip to the planetarium, everyone will learn about space in all its glory, but when Mrs. Hader sends the students to be seated, they find they’re not in the planetarium anymore.
• Michael Percy, A recovered amnesiac, awakes in Dr. Kervey’s xeno-biology lab with instructions to begin his interstellar journey.
• How long would visitors keep visiting a planet if they knew the current home-planet for most of the time? How would they react to this?
• Danny Forrester was one of the scientists responsible for creating the first interstellar probe. The probe was a success and now Danny is on the expedition to visit the probe. But when the expedition arrives on the new planet he discovers just how far humans have strayed from God.
• Scientists have discovered a wormhole orbiting the sun at roughly the distances of the Earth, Mars, and Venus. Realizing its potential, they debate how to use it.
• Mysterious Space Objects start appearing in deep space and nobody knows how they got there or when more will come.
• The damage to a spacecraft en route to Mars by a meteor is severe. The crew is stuck on the ship and running out of time to return home.
• The last stop on Earth before humans colonize another planet is in development. Eight tourists are selected to visit the resort, which offers adrenaline packed activities.
• Our government has invested heavily in a fleet of battleships to claim the center of the universe as terraformed residential real-estate.
• The wildly successful crowdfunding of a first manned mission to Mars results in the greatest failure in human history. Will a married team of Russian cosmonauts, two Chinese researchers and an American pilot be able to overcome past and present issues to reach Mars together?
• Very little is known about the psychology of setting out on a permanent, mechanical journey to another planet. This is a fictional research study looking at space tourism and how it affects the psyche of those who travel and those back home.
• In an overcrowded future society, people have to apply just to have kids! This leaves a small subset of human population who can still afford to have as many children as they want just for fun. The government fears that this trend will overload population growth even further and they send a detective to track some “child abusers” down.
• Ultralight spaceships have become a booming industry. Everyone has one and travels around the world using first generations of narrow brained artificial intelligence controlled cyber-ghosts. Adrian wants to use his spaceship to win a major race that will match him up with super hot Russian women. He’s trying to train hard but is constantly distracted by his cyber female friend Lyudmila who loves to party.
• Christina Mae is a soldier of the future serving on a technologically advanced spaceship that’s tasked with missions in deep space. She’s also a loving mother with a little boy, Gabriel.
• Tiny android space probes have been sending fascinating data back from planets around distant stars for years. Lately what’s returned has been disturbing. A mathematician and N.A.S.A. engineers put their heads together to figure out why. Astronaut Audrey’s husband has gone missing in space and the dispatch of any rescue missions is delayed by threats of corporate sabotage and government politics. Routine is the mind killer. Determined to figure out why three space shuttle crews have recently gone missing on re-entry, four astronauts decide to embark on a long and spirit-crushing journey through nothingness.
• The captain of a commercial flight to a space station has a heart attack. He’s the only pilot on board. Disaster is imminent.
• Soap unexpectedly enters space and is lost for millennia.
• There is a mysterious person who appears at the birth of any innovative idea in the history of spaceflight. A recent chance encounter with this person has opened a scientist’s eyes to the possibility that the anonymous figure is Planet X.
• The following is a list of situations in the near future that could enable the possibility of space travel.
• Brown, a regular gay man from Earth, goes for a trip to the Moon. Somewhere along the way he realizes that humanity has lost control of their destiny and cravings for power. His observation and unique rationality will make him one of the only ones who would be able to come up with a new plan to save humanity and make it a new species.
• A man wins the lottery and decides to move his family into the International Space Station, with an attached new spaceship. They are offered to use a new top-of-the-line motor vehicle, stored there. But their life on orbit station and the spaceship gets drastically changed when they are cut off from all communications with Earth for six months while a political power struggle occurs. This story primarily revolves around psychological and existential themes.
• Another planet is found in the middle of nowhere. A colony is set up to be hospitable to humans, that is until strange things begin to happen to those who reside there while on Earth some rather odd individuals are coming into power.
• Tired of stalled space exploration advancements, a scientist convinces the public that a meteor is on a collision course with Earth.
• Traveling the galaxy, like pirates of old, saves two astronauts from what appears to be certain death. Now they want to use the small spacecraft they travel in to buy their future, but some want to end that future.
• Tina Talley, a low-level government employee with no family and no career ambitions is suddenly put into charge of the upcoming first manned mission to Mars.
• Duncan is an old archaeologist who writes a story about a young girl who believes in magic.
• Movie night aboard a spaceship.
• A civilian and two military personnel are put on a simulated moon mission in the hopes of finishing building a base. However, an accident during liftoff cuts their mission short when they end up crash-landing onto a distant planet. They are forced to work together to survive on an unknown planet filled with dinosaurs. However, during their time on the planet, something fishy is going on.
• The last time mankind landed on Mars, astronaut John Shepard suffered an emergency which left him stranded. From mysterious deaths of millions to an isolated cold abandoned settlement, we will follow Shepard at his toughest time.
• Dante Carmichael sets out to Jupiter to join the rest of the Jupiter Amalgamation Mining Team. The JAMP is the biggest and most profitable mining organization in the solar system. Dante’s father, Tom Carmichael, was the legendary geologist responsible for discovering the asteroid field that ultimately became Jupiter. Tom never returned and Dante is determined to find out why.
• Research proves that space travel and subsequent exposure to normal space elements causes unhealthy mutations in most mammals. With that information in hand, a rational yet extremist religious group tries to wall off rim-worlds in a last ditch effort to preserve the human race.
• Our last forward foray into space aided by today’s cutting edge technology has yielded nothing but frustration. Today, the remaining engineers of the failed Mission Icy Retreat reflect on the achievements and setbacks of their efforts.
• Being trapped in space is a nightmare scenario for NASA astronaut Scott Franklin. He’s about to find out that it’s actually much worse.
• During the funding proposal of a huge mission to Mars, an office worker comes up with a crazy idea of sending people up there in briefcase-sized containers.
• Bella is the test pilot on Earth for an experimental spacecraft. One of the prototypes malfunctions on a test flight, leaving her stranded on the station, light years from home.
• Samantha Jordan is sent alone in a ship to another solar system and within three weeks she finds herself breaking down. Now she’s stuck there alone.
• The Industrial Leaders Club is an exclusive membership full of vastly different people who harbor a closely guarded secret among their ranks.
• I think it would be fun to make an entire historical fiction story set on a spaceship, spanning centuries.
• But there is no meteor.
• Persephone has been selected as one of a group of volunteers to go to Mars and establish a permanent colony there. Her rising popularity during training attracts the attention of the media who are covering the missions. A reporter begins to suspect that she was chosen for her angelic looks and because her funding rights relinquishment was acquired under a number of special responsibilities that aren’t really being followed. But no one can prove that she is unfit to be a mission team member.
• Essentially a prologue to a larger science fiction novel, in this stand alone story. A stranger in a strange world struggles to save his only friend.
• These days, the only time you hear about space is when something bad happens. Space is unstable and it comes with risks, especially since the ISS seems like a sitting duck in space.
• Carole Henderson is in a race to make it to Alpha Centauri before Janet MacIntyre.
• Pilot Bree makes a touchdown on a seemingly uninhabited planet to conduct experiments. She quickly realizes that the planet isn’t uninhabited and everything unravels from there.
• The Altaran race has reached a point between war and peace. Experiencing breaches in the borders between Earthen space and their own dimension, the Altaran government convinces the public that they’re experiencing Earthen space invaders.
• Waiting for a spaceship to rescue them from impending natural disaster, a group of stranded astronauts finds themselves in a troubling dilemma after their ship becomes unexpectedly trapped in bureaucratic red tape.
• Perhaps on the fourth planet he colonizes, Man should have known better than to harvest it all. Now there’s nothing left to do but drink and drink.
• Voenna and her friends built a house on top of a mountain that they were sure the most recent natural disaster would miss. It did, but when they try to get back down to no avail, they have to figure out whether they want to stay or try to make it back to camp.
• Domitian Pryce and his wife Ferna are leaving their home planet behind forever in the hopes of creating a happy life on the furthest frontier.
• Jared Harris works for a sinister corporation that uses extreme, unsightly methods to make Earth more mainstream.
• At breakfast, Lester reads a newspaper headline, “Religious riots sweep India over sighting of a white speck in the sky”. He posts on facebook “Orbs In Space” as a sarcastic way of mocking Christians when he accidentally becomes a celestial celebrity.
• At first skeptical, the government comes around. The question then becomes, with much time left to prepare, do they focus on defensive measures with little guarantees or do they try something much riskier—and smarter?—to save the last vestiges of human civilization.
• This is now the twenty-third year of human occupation of a partially terraformed planet. Certain problems have been fixed, but the cold remains. The cold seeps into the very bones of every human who stays here for half a year or longer. Some people have found ways to deal with it, but nobody’s tried anything this drastic.
• A rogue comet has been observed that could only be signs of a new life form. Scientists scramble to give it a scientific name.
• The spaceship is headed to my death. The scream of metal and combustion will be my last. The steel walls would become my coffin, my skin would fry under the cauterizing heat of friction, and my last breath would be burnt away by the turbulent air, leaving nothing behind. The men and women in my cryogenic sleep chamber do not deserve to be brought back into life, only to die seconds later.
• The president of a galactic federation is forced to separate an entire city from a space station before terrorists destroy the entire planetary system.
• Physical effects of time dilation when traveling for long distances at relativistic speeds.
• Tara Reynolds is ready to graduate from astronaut school and move out into space. Despite her mother’s love of Earth, Tara wants to live her life among the stars.
• The first colony on Venus freezes, so they send supplies and colonists to Mars, newly colonized. A hidden variable in the interrelationship of the various planets causes chaos, to unfavorable results.
• Any ideas you have to contribute toward these prompts are welcome in the comments section below.
• The nation of planet Y is tired of Earth imperialism. The best way to secede is to fly out of Earth’s plane of orbit.
• Dr. Olivia Parkinson has been able to breathe the air of Mars since her parents were stationed there when she was three years old. Now, at the age of 17, Olivia has placed in the top in a competition which puts her in an exploratory team bound for a new, recently discovered, planet in a distant star system. The only catch–the young winners will have to decide which of them will actually be able to physically travel to the new planet. The winning team member will be chosen based on who most accurately predicts what life on their new planet will be like. Unfortunately, the winning team member will have to stay behind on Earth while the rest of the team travels. Is it even possible to accurately predict life on a new planet when there is no way to see if you’re right?
• Earth’s first deep space probe makes an impactful discovery surrounding Mars. In response, Earth scientist Bob Valesko begins working on plans for an expedition.
• Behind the scenes, the United Government is doing everything they can to quash the ongoing panic to prevent a galactic stampede of immigrating beings to Earth in the hopes of reducing the overcrowding on planet Alpha Centauri.
• The third generation of colonists are grown and born on a planet very different from the first two.
• The private sector has decided space exploration is in its best interest, funding is flowing, and private astronauts are ready to visit unknown planets. There is, however, more than meets the eye.
• Bryson and Benny decide to take a vacation on the moon but instead get arrested by federal officers.
• Drilling to the centre of the Earth has finally paid off. Scientists have reached the innermost core all while drilling into a feeling of insurmountable sadness.
• In order to escape their political and socio economic problems on Earth, human colonies establish a colony on the moon of Jupiter and unwittingly disturb a race of beings living beneath its surface.
• After years of Earthly barriers, both social and physical, and seemingly insurmountable challenges to overcome, the first humans to leave Earth’s gravity are finally prepared to land on a new planet. But not before they must survive first…
• The Vatican decides that everyone needs to be Catholic in the next life or the whole planet is doomed to extinction.
• Encouraged by the United States Congress to turn SpaceX into a corporation to which private companies can buy usage rights, Elon Musk launches the refurbished gigantic ship they originally created with NASA to send people to Mars. As resident eccentric billionaire, he decides that he personally needs to one up Apollo 11 and become the first man on Mars, pushing NASA’s mission to the moon out of the news.
• State of the art technology, a top staff of scientists, a budget the size of a small country, the highest reviewed concept for Earth’s first interstellar spacecraft. This should be the start of humankind’s survival, but it’s a foolish attempt for which many will call the mission a failure.
• Randall Ross is an engineer on the biggest spaceship ever built, the 6th stage of its journey to another planet.
• Miles Above hopes to be the first private company to send a manned mission into orbit. They have the funding, they have the public, but now they just need to get their rocket launched.
• Captain Terry Brown is the pilot of a spacecraft for a mining company. After finding the largest diamond ever discovered, a rival mining company attempts to hijack their ship.
• Samantha Lee was born on a spaceship, her father was a renowned scientist and part of his job was to pioneer space travel for the U.S. Her father is getting older now and Samantha is hundreds of miles away from him. Her father works to get his only daughter to the moon by offering a reward for safe transportation,
• Ms. Snow lives on a remote backwater planet searching for intelligent life beyond the fringes of known space. When she hears of a discovery within her own galaxy, she embarks on a solitary adventure to check it out.
• A near miss meteors the Earth. More than half of Earth is destroyed by the meteor, but the impact pushes deadly near-light-speed rocks all throughout our solar system. Can mankind come together to save themselves?
• Jet City is the new mecca for tourists, but most still go to Disneyworld. The space centre is a tourist trap for rich parents with kids who still want the magic they enjoyed as kids on a Disney mission. It promises to be different than anything they’ve seen before, traveling to a planet at the edge of the galaxy. It’s futuristic and magical at the same time. It’s all entertainment.
• In a near distant future, Earth is dying. Humanity has risked everything on a final societal starship mission to find a new place to call home. We thought Alpha Centauri would be that place… but we were wrong.
• The Earth is flat, and as humans begin to travel to the edges of the flat planet, people stubbornly refuse to prove their theory wrong.
• Psychologist David Brown believes that society has evolved to the point where, using virtual reality and drug therapies, they can safely induce parents to watch their own children die in the holocaust of an irreversible, impending eruption of Earth’s mantle.
• Sociologist Jane Callahan studies different kinds of groups in modern society, one of the groups is a group of affluent privately owned corporations that have together united to become majorly involved in commercial space travel.
• The long awaited reveal of the mythical lost city of Atlantis is about to begin. A team of scientists is sent in to try to reconnect with them, but who should they choose to bring back with them?
• That meteor is not from planet Earth.
• Seventeen years way out in interstellar space, with no hope in sight, the ship’s cargo is beginning to die out. Captain David Hemberger and his crew must divert from their mission and return a group of teenage kids to Earth or a new colony.
• Aquatica is a habitat built on the bottom of the Pacific ocean. It is meant to house the inhabitants of the pacific island nations which may eventually find themselves completely submerged as the oceans rise.
• Hybrid child with telekinetic abilities and predisposition to lack of focus meets cynical space investigator. While becoming friends, they become part of a team who must put their anger aside in order to prevent a terrorist attack from disrupting an upcoming peace summit between two neighboring planets.
• Felix Van Hightower was a planetary pilot trainee before a freak accident forced him to lose his legs in service of his country. This third-person narrative explores war-induced trauma in a reality filled with realistic possibilities, fear, and courage.
• This is in reference to the concept of science and religion potentially intersecting, eventually.
• A wormhole comes down over Manhattan and exposes a hidden conspiracy.
• Karl Otto Weiser is an auctioneer to the stars. Day in and day out he tours the galaxy selling goods to anyone that wants to buy them. This day, he has a special cargo, which he hopes will be high in demand, but he’s not sure how to pitch it.
• Space is private property and the rights to mine the extreme mineral rich planet Gamma IX-A are up to grabs.
• A boy and his robot, while looking for a planet to colonize, land on Earth. They then help other humans make it safe for colonization.
• Each chapter tells the story of a separate ancestor’s involvement in the historical launch of an Earth spaceship to Proxima Centauri.
• A group of four friends build their own spaceship and boldly go against government space exploration rules and take a trip without any official, government government permission.
• A new planet has been discovered far away from Earth. Humanity quickly takes the necessary steps to reach this planet and make it a new home.
• Ghosts and horrifying monsters roam the halls of an abandoned space station as a gangster’s old debt comes due.
• Jeavons is the onboard AI programmed to keep the astronauts who work at a moon-based station safe, safe in all situations. One day, a meteor the size of Texas is approaching. Jeavons knows the four astronauts and Station personnel will not survive the collision, but he also knows it’s not his job to tell them that whole truth.
• Some not-so-fictional explorers are accidentally imbued with illusion-like superpowers allowing them to create anything or anyone in their minds for a short time. This is a terrible problem for first contact missions.
• First man travels to space and back. He owns a souvenir from the moon.
• Tara is the one of the youngest space pilots in the world. As the first female command of a multinational space team she must fly the first dual astronaut mission to Titan. But the once popular icon is now left to wonder if the choice she made is the right one.
• A holocaust survivor living on a space station after the Third World War finds sanctuary for a refugee on his station.
• A man has decided to fight for survival and make room for his own species by any means necessary.
• Wilma is finishing a routine mission when suddenly her spacecraft and all its crew get hit by a strange energy beam. The ship’s systems are damaged, life support is failing, and the explorers are running out of food.
• A volunteer to become a human guinea pig to test new, futuristic space station elements.
• When we first went into space with manned spacecraft, it was a bonanza for the fabricator business. With every unveiling, an even better machine was built and fabricated. But what of it now? A record breaking building has just been revealed and all fabricators want in. Dan Starnes is the legendary fabricator who designed Skystart Tower and he desperately needs to hire someone to fill the architect opening so he can repeat the success of Skystart Tower. But what will happen when it’s in the hands of someone else? Any similarity to real life events or people is coincidental.
• The spaceship has finally made it to its destination. Now we must search for any signs of life.
• A high school teacher wakes one morning from a nightmare, afraid the forecasted end of the world is suddenly on top of her.
• When the president of the largest corporation on Earth wakes up with something stuck in her head, she decides to investigate exactly what is being done to her company and why.
• Shef likes flying.
• However he discovered that there was no.
• Thrust into the future and faced with a tough decision between two men, Kit just wants things to go back to the way they were.
• Fifty generations from now a terrible genetic syndrome is wiped out. About a century down the road, most of the poor are killed from a nuclear bomb manufactured from leftover nuclear waste from the 20th century.
• The Lacedaemonians, a race of humans from a distant planet, grow concerned that their greatest citizens will soon die off with no succession. To battle this problem, a group of them travels to Earth in search of a solution.
• Some say underneath the corn fields, in the late hours of the night, strange things occur. Every weekend at Dunkies’ Bar, you can hear stories of the giant’s spaceship, the government’s secret spaceships and the beings that lurk somewhere out in the fields. Only…there’s no one to believe them.
• He’ll have five minutes to prove his worth to save himself, the woman he loves, and her life work.
• Towns people rally together in a desperate ploy to alter the asteroid’s course, but things soon go horribly awry in this risky situation
• Peter Watson is a botanist who specializes in rare plant species that are extinct on Earth. Peter lives on the spaceship Kalinda and she’s been working for years to reproduce a rare flower that might help humans colonize the planet Belissara. Unfortunately, she’s got a stowaway on her ship and now she’s beginning to wonder what happened to the other members who were on the ship.
• Child born in outer space is born with a mysterious gift, one part magic and one part super science.
• A week into a deep space mission, a man on a crippled space craft awakens. With no way to return to Earth, and distress signals blocked, he realizes that he must work with his crew to survive.
• The leader of a revolutionary new galactic republic is a vampire whose stockpiles of frozen human blood are running low. Her search for a new and viable food source is cut short when she is faced with mutiny and a war that threatens her power as ruler.
• The first ever manned Mars mission returns to an Earth that has been devastated by a super powerful storm.
• The grand tour is a term given to super durable spaceships sent from Earth to explore distant solar systems using the fastest possible type of propulsion. The grand tour is done in one direction. The ship goes very fast and then it turns around and heads back to Earth. All this big speed means that the ship will spend more than 5000 years traveling to other solar systems.
• When the International Space Station is visited by a very unusual guest, it is up to the crew to figure out what makes it tick.
• The community on the space colony leaves Earth for its own reasons. Twenty years later, the colony is the perfect society, but much hinges on one vote. Robert Dobey is the deciding vote.
• The U.S. is now the only country left to launch space exploration missions, ever since the giant communist superpower collapsed. But a strange mood is settling around the world as if nobody wants to travel any longer.
• Turn of the Century, an aeronautical engineer discovers a gargantuan meteor made of solid gold and space rock. He goes about the disposal of it with the help of the renowned English physicist, Sir Isaac Newton.
• Thousands of people in space company space planet Epsilon live on Earth-shaped pods and live their daily lives and jobs back on Earth through virtual reality goggles.
• One hundred years earlier than the time this story is set there is an Earth-bound war raging for control of limited resources. While resources dwindle, governments build bigger weapons. The first spaceship is launched as an ultimatum to the enemy camp. The ship, named Gr9, contains twenty pilots and a vow that human lives are worth more than weapons and resources.
• Lisa Brice isn’t having the best luck with her career. Getting laid off from yet another job and kicked out of her apartment, she wonders if she even might have made a mistake in her choice of career. All of that changes when she forgets about packing a bag prior to bundling her daughter up and boarding the first shuttle headed for Mars.
• A once-populated moon of Jupiter is the next possible foothold in space exploration as humanity moves to the next step.
• Mary, twelve, and her family volunteered to leave earth when it became increasingly hard to manage. They were among the first to call Sleeper Station Alpha their new home. They were also, however, the first to encounter what it was like to live on another planet altogether.
• Bird has been looking forward to the whole of her planet’s population relocating to another habitat for a while. She can’t wait. But as the years drag on, her optimism starts to fade.
• Travelling somewhere at the speed of light, an astronaut realizes that time is moving less and less rapidly around him.
• The country of Minsk, Belarus, is commencing an unprecedented mission and will break ground for the construction of a lunar space station by next year. It’d be the first large space station, marking an important landmark in the utilization of space. Wayne Byers, a communications engineer, is part of the design and development team for the space station.
• Apollo Stephenson has the unique talent to see the future, but the blind can’t see much of anything in space, so the most he can do is describe to a more “sighted” companion how space looks. The companion pilots down the descriptions of the future and enters the details in a log.
• The Space Warriors are sent to a foreign planet to track the deaths of a dozen space tourists overnight. Strangely the bodies of all 12 were cremated quickly and nobody knows the reason.
• The Director of Space History, an even more popular destination than the Museum of Space in Washington, D.C., but vastly different, finds himself getting into trouble when a new piece of moon rock found in his museum is stolen.
• The Queen of Space is known to have almost magical control over her subjects. Which is good, because her King wants to pillage planets for the space teenagers. Have humans found a new way to conquer and explore space?
• He wakes up in a dream taking place in the distant future where humanity is trying to figure out what the first human beings on another planet looked like.
• On a routine flight to Alpha Centauri astronomers in hibernation wake up to discover that their ship is inexplicably off course.
• The people of earth send four people, with all of their worldly possessions, to a foreign planet that was discovered to have a living atmosphere.
• Eleven-year-old Luke and his world weary older brother, Robbie, live in the shadow of Cape Canaveral where their father works in rocket fuel research. They are living at this cape because their mother had to go into help-the-elderly care. They are drifting apart. Every extraordinary day in their life together is different, and mysterious.
• Billionaire Aaron Grimm feels that he’s been robbed. After putting up all the capital to build a rocket ship to Alpha Centauri, mankind took the inventions, free of charge, and never bothered to thank him. So, thirty years since he allowed mankind to use his inventions for free, he decides that it’s time to take back his property.
• A beautiful woman is the sole survivor of a mission to colonize a distant star.
• General Lisa Carter heads a space exploration and experimentation mega-union. She’s tasked with leading a team to a newly discovered planet that may harbor extraterrestrial life. When her shuttle is attacked on route, she and her estranged team are marooned on an empty planet. They’ll have to work together if they want to have any hope of getting off the planet, but their pasts may have already doomed them.
• A girl who has been homeschooled her whole life ventures her first journey to space to find her father.
• Matthew Daniels is a low-level telekinetics by day and a poker player by night but he’s about to lose it all in a game. Michael Hackett is just a straight surviving, one working man in space finding his way and paying his bills each month. This is their story of space on the other side of the world, the one facing away from Earth.
• The new planet, Zeon is discovered to be inhabitable, and a mission is to be sent from Earth. However, there are those who would make use of Zeon’s resources for nefarious purposes. All it would take, however, is for one person to change the course of history forever.
• How does a man return to a people that have died? Galactic war has destroyed all life on the planet. Shipwrecked astronaut seeks refuge in an uncharted solar system.
• An old lady feels a keen sense of grief and loneliness after her husband dies of a disease. She misses him as much as she can. One day she uses her life savings to buy a one way flight to space in search of eternal bliss and oblivion.
• Present day. Astronauts are in the final hours of a multi-year mission but the shuttle has lost contact with mission control. The crew will try to reach Jupiter and help fix the transmitters to send one final message.
• New advances in space exploration technology allows humans to terraform different worlds through the use of controlled volcanic activity, and now subject that planet to human control. As the Italian mafia makes a hoax newspaper article claiming that they are going to terraform Mars, a female reporter uncovers their plan to deliver a deadly virus onto the planet to steal mining operations.
• Crime and punishment are common themes for modern literature, but what happens when a convicted killer is given the opportunity for a second chance?
• Thrill seekers want an even bigger and more extreme way to feel the thrills of outer space. They want to be pushed to their limits…
• The first human installation in outer space is a top of the line media facility. Entertainment networks compete to see which stations can produce the most newsworthy events.
• Teens decide to travel to the moon with a homemade spaceship.
• Much of civilization has been destroyed by the killer virus. Major cities were decimated and some nations now refuse to recognize sovereignty after the ruins of Washington D.C. was hit.
• Happy in space, until we bring Earth up here and start looking for life forms out here.
• Called “the lost generation”, a group of people that left Earth for the stars began their sojourn 50 years ago. Nobody ever heard from them again. The story is told through interviews done by historians trying to piece together what happened to the generation.
• The year is 2060. After forty years of grueling exploration the Solar system has been exhausted for valuable natural resources and decimated for others. The people of Terra have decided that they would have to venture too far into the universe in hopes of finding what could only be precious metals and minerals that could sustain their dying civilization. The mission is simply known as ‘The Diaspora’.
• “…the available wiggle room in Earth orbit could house, by the end of the next century, a population equivalent to that of the planet in the early 1900s. That fact should make the advocates of large and rapidly growing populations uncomfortable. Earth may be the way it is now, but it won’t remain that way, not if people continue to want a better life.” – Professor of Environmental Studies Norman V. Loeb
• Still to this day Oliver Wendell Jones is the only man to successfully visit Jupiter. Unfortunately, shortly after the launch of his mission, there was some controversy which put him in a very difficult position.
• Earth achieves impossible interstellar space travel and life on Earth goes on, but now we have a new problem to worry about….
• Sandra Shaw is an air traffic controller and is responsible for all flights in and around Space Port International. She is given the job of tracking down a spy that may be among the pilots in the piloted spacecraft.
• Higher standards mean fewer astronauts are accepted into the space program, and only a few remain who have gracefully aged beyond the decades-long training regiment. One of them is Patricia Matherson.
• Mythical beings with amoral behavior are locked away in each country of Earth. The creatures are so powerful that apprehending them required their immortality to be removed, leaving them as monsters with human emotions and miraculous powers. Even locked away, the beasts are always trying to break free and kill everything. No one is permitted to write about any of them.
• Spanish settlers of the orchards of California, teetering on the edge of complete control by the California military, receive terrible news.
• Jane was more than just one of the volunteer test pilots on the Starliner, she was the first to take the Starliner into orbit. In a way, she was the Starliner. Jane would be the first human to visit a new planet.
• The richest man in the world is trying to build and launch a spaceship to Mars, because he’s bored of his money and wants to take his daughter. A young photographer wanting the same access to the event works his way on to the project, mentored by a skeptical PR guy.
• Max Parken is an illegal interstellar delivery man who is hired to deliver a package to a scientist studying a new bird species in a world with breathable air and abundant plant-life.
• Time travel through space is now a feasible possibility. However, most scientists working in the field have never had much faith in the idea and those who believe are ridiculed by colleagues.
• A crippled spaceship hurtles away from Earth on its final mission. With over twenty years remaining before impact, what’s the point of attempting repairs? With most of his companions already dead, Captain Sean Thomas maneuvers his ship to rendezvous with a nearby rival vessel and surrenders for boarding.
• Fire and ice are both competitors for a new water processing plant’s business.
• We are the first space explorers of an unexplored planet. Despite warnings of resources depletion and no native life present, tourism thrives and the scientific community is in disarray. Naomi Quill, a geology student, is investigating a series of tremors that riddle her planet’s surface in the aftermath of the banishment of a corporation mining comet.
• Earth surrenders to space terrorists in order to save the world.
• It’s normal to have an abnormal fear of flying.  Imagine taking a space flight to a distant galaxy and being afraid to go into outer space.
• In a world where a pizza bomb can get lowered on a string to a starving family’s home as a free promotional offering, you know that the space tourism institute would be falling over itself to take that pie out to the sky. You know it!
• II Another meteor collides with Earth, and no countries agree on what to do, so an independent multinational private organization takes action in the hopes of surviving on this new rocky planet.
• Sirius is a mega city on an off planet colony. It’s an every man for himself life there. Then something happens that rocks their community and forces them to band together instead of against each other.
• William Lundy is a free-fall businessman. His adventurous spirit and knack for acrobatic creativity have earned him the respect of some of the best free-fall dancers in the world. Viola Myles is an up-and-coming teacher who plans to be first known as a talented artist, then as a stunning dancer. Sunna Jansen is a free-fall businessman whose work has gotten him stories of greatness and made him enemies. When mutual long time supporter, Malik Bruno is mysteriously attacked, William, Viola and Sunna’s shared lives become entwined. Events spiral unexpectedly out of their control.
• You find a small black hole while using a telescope. You decide to investigate. A closer look reveals that it’s an artificial black hole for some unknown purpose…
• Will Watler is an astronaut attempting to dock with an orbiting space station.
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• Losing a loved one tends to alter people’s perspectives on life. Coincidentally, through a series of coincidences, a disaster that puts several planets in jeopardy creates a new sense of purpose out of the tragedy.
• The funeral of a man near the age of a thousand has become a world wide spectacle. Keop Tran Ho, born in Laos over a century ago, witnessed many of the world’s events during his life. At the age of 960 his body has deteriorated, but he still possesses his mind and memory.
• Bored with regular summer camp, Liz Hamilton sneaks off to a satellite camp in space.
• Using the cover of a solar eclipse to hide their liftoff, the crew of the starship NEV uses a patented decoy to jettison their engines and supplies so that they can begin their immortal mission into deep space.
• Engineers send a probe out into space that is expected to create new planets for them, but instead it appears that it could destroy them.
• The final battle has come with terrestrial life forms converting their galaxy into a parking lot.
• Another scientist is against the outer space program and seeks a way to end it.
• Crash strike! A meteor impacts a large city, instantly killing half the population and leaving the rest to construct a means of survival.
• He’s been walking on the moon for two minutes when the cold starts to catch up with him. A meteor survived the crash, 60% of his crew is dead, and Victor Crowly’s reentry vehicle is damaged.
• Burned out pilot Laura Jenkins is given an impossible rescue mission to recover the crew of a cargo shuttle from a doomed space station to prove her naysayers wrong.
• A woman who lost her husband and daughter in a horrific space exploration accident wants nothing more to do with space travel.
• Novice pilot Andy Cuthberson’s planned 198 day piloting gig is cut short when he must discover how to rapidly prepare and embark on voyaging 8 light years to warn Earth before they suffer the same asteroid collision.
• The second in command to Peter Crest, the creator of the infamous space vessel “Rift”, Barbara inherits the project when Peter is killed in a suspicious airplane crash. A rift opens in her mind instead of in space and Barbara is forced into an exile that will last a lifetime.
• Anderson Taggart is a scientist who is less concerned with improving space travel than he is discovering the truth behind the disappearing animals and disappearing scientists around the lab. Space travel, especially intergalactic travel has closed off many avenues that may have already been discovered.
• Tired of stalled space exploration advancements, a scientist convinces the public that a meteor is on a collision course with the Sun.
• Rupert Winters has just solved the problem of creating a faster than light drive but it’s a secret and he has to continue to act as if he can’t create one.
• A lone astronaut freezes to death aboard the International Space Station after mission control loses contact.
• Blaze is a hot-headed pilot leaving for Mars with three other crewmates. The crew knows that Mars will be the gateway to the stars.
• The US has teamed up with Europe to build a large deep space industrial starship called the Heimdall. The Heimdall travels across the northern hemisphere and will be building up materials for the outpost to build up ammonia and algae tanks which will be needed for the planned colony to the Epsilon Eridani star system. You are participating on the crew on Heimdall and all of a sudden all communication with Earth from the starship goes down.
• This rogue planet was on a collision course with an asteroid until god intervened. He tempered his scheme by turning the planet into a barren wasteland that only has one inhabitable continent on its surface. The people now live by His rules, but questions are arising…
• One spoiled girl sits in her empty room drifting in space.
• If Jeff was alone in his capsule he could have survived, there was enough oxygen, food and clean water for months above the Earth. Jeff was not alone.
• Fortunately—or unfortunately—the meteor is real and the chaos that ensues becomes the catalyst for a new forward movement in space exploration.
• A futuristic sci-fi mining colony on an asteroid is all done with its resources and can’t be further exploited. The miners begrudgingly return to a forgotten at-home Earth, only to find life completely unrecognizable.
• We all know how Facebook can be the downfall of relationships, but what happens when it starts to ruin an entire social structure?
• “There are some things in this world older and more menacing than you or I. They are out of sight, yet they are close. You cannot see them but they see you.”
• Spell broken as they waited and waited and waited and waited. The Xara Web Space Station took a direct hit, sparking destruction across the system. Now, the Traveller’s Ship must gather the remnants of humanity and search for a new home.
• Fighting for access to the thriving space tourism industry, a millionaire secrets a bullet and a kidnapping for gain. When one of the meteors in the belt is discovered to be an actual floating space station, the richest man in the world must search among the other patrons to find the diamond owner. The greedy millionaire must free the man from the syndicate who controls the floating space station.
• As The President of Earth announces a new asteroid mining corporation, private corporations find themselves in a bit of panic.
• Getting the funding they’ve long been promised by the government to build their first launch vehicle, a young engineer and her team are stunned to receive a visit from the Space Patrol.
• The president and his cabinet recruit privately-sponsored astronauts to travel on board the space ships on a one-way trip to colonize a distant moon.
• Ashley Collins and Zach Hunter are just two casual space tourists when a freak solar flare drives their ship off course into the infinite universe. Now they are adrift through infinity with no chance of returning.
• Perturbed about the lack of answers he receives from showing an artistic nature video, an astronaut and his team forge a message from an undiscovered life form.
• Once they buy in, panic breaks out and they are prepared to give everything for a chance at life and a better future on Mars.
• The first test subject is anti-social, reclusive and unwilling. Every night in his dreams he travels to a beautifully bizarre place and spends time with an old man who travels with him throughout the stars. Everything he sees in his dreams come to life while his eyes are closed. Is he finally meeting his father, who pushed him away during his adolescence? Or is it possibly something far more scary and evil…?
• Found frozen at the bottom of the Antarctic ocean is a near perfect life-size replica of an extra-terrestrial. A scientist risking his career and subsequent ridicule takes on the task of making this historical find a public display speculating that it’s an actual life-form sent by some extraterrestrial civilization.
• Shauna Lawrence has dreamt her entire life of visiting space, but now that she’s there, she isn’t sure she’s going to enjoy it.
• A young girl must choose between her life on earth, and her new found love on Mars, all while a visitor from Jupiter shows interest as well. When she invites him to come visit her, she discovers that he might not be who or what he claims to be.
• Nick Ellis works as a food server at LaGuardia Airport. He came to New York on his motorcycle after seeing his ex-girlfriend off at LaGuardia Airport. There isn’t much time left before he has to be on shift, so he is distracted while talking with his ex. While walking back to work, he notices that the entire airport is not as busy as it should be on Valentine’s Day. He thought he overheard a woman on the subway grumbling about possible North Korea invading London. Shortly after he hears this he notices that the people around him have very few possessions. This is when Nick realizes that something is terribly wrong.
• Life on Earth has fallen. People live in cities below ground where radiation is non-existent and food is in limitless supply.
• Willful vs. peaceful space exploration
• As a teenager growing up on an insignificant planet, you are dreaming of being selected by the Program for Citizen Pilots. Will you make it?
• Tourists have been going to outer space for adventure and some excitement. Spaceballs is a parody of Star Wars. A space crew is sucked up inside a spaceship hurtling them into space.
• The Peace Corps has become a thing of the past and teenagers lucky enough to live on Earth apply for a special trip to space to help colonize Mars.
• Randy Goose is an astronaut living on the space station Peggy II. He’s struck with a bizarre ailment which makes him fall asleep everywhere. He’s sent back to Earth for cure and encounters something crazy.
• The public disagree about what should be done to face the impending doom.
• Our Earth has been destroyed. A small group of humans survives in stasis however their ship is slowing down and will only remain viable long enough to arrive at the first possible habitable planet.
• Costs of space exploration have increased exponentially and the battle to fund it is intense.
• Sarah does what she doesn’t want to do. She does what she felt she had to do. Now she is in space, overloaded with facts, reasons and self-doubt. She must think. She must decide. And she must conquer her fear.
• But what if it is? A mysterious group wants to save the planet, but if they aren’t as altruistic as they claim, the results could be disastrous.
• The first human born in space is launched alone to the far reaches of the galaxy after his home planet is rendered uninhabitable by a nuclear war. Now he’s returned a thousand years later to visit Earth, a planet he has great difficulty fitting in to.
• Key members of an interdimensional space mining company must choose between corporate loyalty and personal survival.
• Eager to start connecting their homeworld to the colonized planets and moons around them, the planet Galko establishes a colony on the ocean planet, Areola. The only form of life that has evolved on the planet are gigantic, violent water creatures.
• Snow is becoming an issue for the entire planet. In response, the government implements what they call the Penguin Solution.
• A black hole strikes the earth, but it also splits the meteor in two. Just as the half is about to strike the earth-
• Puritan life lasts for ten generations due to their small gene pool and onlies being allowed to mate with their siblings. The eleventh generation is the outcome of relaxing their standards, which results in a new species.
• Solving real space problems.
• Josh Winters was the first man in a thousand years to walk on Earth, and he was the last.
• The Earth’s sun is dying and the planet is freezing, Earth’s last remaining space colony breaks away to find a new future. Who will make the greatest sacrifice? Opinions collide over who is the most qualified to drive the exploratory ship, and who will make it off the dying Earth first.
• Anderson has been hired by a firm in the early stages of space tourism as “the director of guest relations”. His job is to keep the celebrities happy, but what he doesn’t know is that the company has a number of interests in the celebrity deaths.
• Cats have long been a staple aboard spaceship freighter crews. There are many reasons to keep cats, especially aboard long missions to space stations and distant planets, but just how would cats keep us humans safe?
• Bizarre things begin to happen on several communication satellites in Earth’s orbit. It is up to an up and coming team of military satellites specialists to decode the messages.
• Pilot’s Bill Grady and Diana Muldou are the two top bomb defusers in the spacelanes. Their negotiations efforts have not been successful and they are the military’s last resort.
• Thousands of years after space travel, Tyronda, a mining facility, has discovered what the scientist on the spaceship A.S. Aurora thought they’d found when they created the Zarodian’s—a previously unknown mineral deep inside Uranus.
• Baby Boomers was an ambitious project with the goal of sending humans to live on Mars. A generation later, three siblings gather to discuss what their now-adult parents did and whether or not they should stop and reconsider the possible consequences or press forward with an already-dedicated endeavor.
• Midnight is the time of day that Venus becomes almost unrecognizable compared to daytime. What if we had colonies on the surface of Venus, but all of the living space were deep underground, beneath a basically overcast surface? Only one person has ever traveled outside the domes in the last seven years and it was an attempted rescue mission with a high rate of failure. A scientific expedition pairing an intelligent animal as a companion is the next step.
• In the near future, space tourism takes off. The rich can hover over exotic West African jungles and Hawaiian beaches. Currently in the pipeline are space cruises to Neptune, theoretical star-ship tourism when the laws of physics change, and even travel into alternate dimensions. When time-travellers from 1960 begin taking over the bodies of tourists and everyone living in the 24th century, it’s up to police officer Momo-Rae to solve the mystery.
• The satellite targeting system on a space shuttle goes awry and is headed to crash on an inhabited planet.
• The people of Earth are under attack from an outer space parasite. Nobody knows where it came from and nobody knows how to get rid of it. Earth’s military has been called in to stop the mop-up operation. This story is focused mostly on military perspective.
• Some fans of a reality show about a group of astronauts in training for a Mars mission are flying with them on their way to Mars. The show has been continuously off the air for the past 2 seasons.
• You are hired by a private security company to protect a giant spaceport from a politically motivated extremist group.
• How far would you be willing to go to get out of your perfect life and step into a new one where you know no one?
• Commercial space mining operations have been launched. The first trip to an identified mine is scheduled, with five hundred spectators on board planning to take a short tour of the operation before going back to Earth.
• Talking about issues related to international law.
• A space scavenger accidentally discovers the lost outpost from the Sundered Civilizations, an ancient race that disappeared many thousands of years ago.
• Kevin Gardner is a contractor who has been part of a secret mission to a distant planet to remove toxic algae that is poisoning their planet’s water supply. Bent on creating a better life for himself and wife, he is finally ready to reveal a cache of stolen technology to the government that will finally give us the breakthrough we need to move into deep space.
• Through genetic engineering, one researcher attempts to create a living organism outside of Earth.
• However nobody can prove it isn’t. Despite the global chaos that ensues, the crash never comes.
• Roy has been locked away on a ship traveling to a new planet that is hostile to any life forms. Will he and his crew be able to escape with their lives?
• The solar system plays host to a variety or evil supervillains battling it out for dominance and Darwin has just finished thwarting this latest threat to the Earth. But mankind draws straws and sends him on a mission to do it again.
• There’s a new company in town- Relativity Transit Airlines. Inventive in getting the public to enter a new future of star traveling, the company hires three pilots with expertise in things other than conventional flying.
• Alice Wong, a nanochemist, is isolated in space and battling a very unknown enemy.
• The famous Pluto conquest expedition is updated with new interviews from the mission astronauts 10 years after their trip.
• Either a ground team or a spaceship controlled from Earth tracks a newly discovered comet disintegrating in the atmosphere.
• Their idea is to send 3 convicts onto an interstellar meteor as its caretaker crew.
• Many of the rockets from earth have been launched over time for long term hibernation deep in the ice caps of Mars. Cryogenic rockets are meant to carry one crew member who can’t return to earth because of all the red tape and high costs of returning into space. Space exploration is trending downward as civilization attempts to merge itself into “ecoism.” And, deep within the ice of Mars, one pilot sleeps. She sleeps alone in the capsule atop a rocket that was meant to carry only one, but lays dormant in the ice.
• Inspired by a chance sighting of one of Jupiter’s moons, a reporter tries to uncover the story behind why a NASA team left the moon and didn’t come back. An old man from the town where the remainder of the NASA team lives is her only lead.
• Penelope Wilcox lives on a space station where her mother was born. Her mother died during a meteor shower that struck the space station once every seventeen years. Penelope and her family spend each meteor shower celebrating her mother’
• Discover who the 4-star generals really are and what they do.
• Supposedly the first space probe to visit the star Vega has been malfunctioning for quite directly since it’s launch. Now the scientists responsible for launching the probe have learned that some of the data captured by the probe may indicate life is communication-capable and already knows about us.
• You are a space tourist on the Moon and suddenly realize that you are trapped there, with no way to communicate with Earth and almost no hope of survival. You must keep yourself alive for at least one year, until rescue missions return you to Earth.
• We’ve discovered a way to shrink the average human in size temporarily while traveling through space.
• However, unknown to the general public, this claim is made untrue by a global government of corrupt leaders.
• Failed Astronaut Brent Daniels is offered a second chance at space travel testing a small one-man spacecraft described as, “a cross between an airplane and a space shuttle”.
• Rita is the captain of a commercial, high-tech spaceship designed with frequent stops in space stations and farms on Mars and Saturn. Her honeymoon is Earth orbit.
• Group of criminals broke the law on Earth, they were looking for a place to hide and found  a new world in space, which has not been discovered by anyone.
• A group of scientists create a time machine in an abandoned terror shelter and they test it on various objects from the lab.
• He’s been involved with space for as long as he could remember, sending rockets out of the atmosphere and watching them soar toward the moon and beyond. Nothing ever compares, however, to the day the red planet appeared in the sky, an unknown object glaring from across the universe. Now, the President has called the meeting of a lifetime, and the excitement in the air could beat that of the rockets.
• Speeding up the aging process is just another perk of living in space , ten times the gravity of Earth creates the aging process ten times faster. When you live on Earth for a few years you gain a handful of years, but in space it is quite the opposite. Living in space slows the aging process so after a few months in space one has decayed in age.
• Sarah Layton has a top-secret job title, a secret clearance that allows her to participate in clandestine space exploration missions.
• In a time when overcrowded space has made exploration difficult, time traveling pillows are discovered and provide a great opportunity.
• An astronaut is forced to make a daring jump back to Earth from the ISS when a fire starts and knocks out power.
• A group of grad students receive the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hunt for meteor samples on a distant world.
• Peters was the copilot of a rapid transport system through alternate dimensions. He is given the remarkable honor of discovering the dimension where humans first evolved into intelligent beings.
• Kieran Kelly is a military pilot who just wants to be an astronaut. Working with a man who died in a plane crash she was in years ago, he hears rumors that his old mentor might not be fully gone after all.
• Sin is the first human born in space.
• Amy Tague moves to Mars from Earth so that she can safely have her baby without the fear of dying from possible radiation exposure due to the Mars atmosphere being 78% carbon dioxide.
• New Robots are developed to make Astronaut’s lives easier. Most of them go well, a couple of them have unexpected consequences.
• The ten-year anniversary of the first Mars landing brings reflection to a generation of green, mustached men that first set foot on the atmosphere-less planet. Ava Crane is one of the nearly 20,000 women that have volunteered to find life on a newly discovered planet.
• A deep space explorer crewed by robots discovers a frozen little girl.
• Scandal! Secretary of Science Jameson Davis must hold firm against promoting his longtime friend Dr. Mason Parsons as the next space shuttle commander.
• Day-to-day life on a frontier space colony. Collecting materials on the moon, sorting and processing ship shipments, having lunch.
• You are writing the commercial used to recruit Aurora crew members.
• Jack Mason lives in space. His only friend is his teacher, Miss Walsh. Things are quiet for him, until he wakes one morning to discover a hole in his space station, a hole that wasn’t there the night before.
• When an asteroid is detected that almost certainly has the potential to impact the planet, people are worried and will stop at nothing to shoot it down…unfortunately, many people will die on Earth in the process.
• Edward J. Powers, son of the wealthy owner of Powers Industries, has a seemingly limitless supply of money and no apparent sense of ethics behind his company’s quest for the ultimate immortality and super-intelligence pill.
• Because we haven’t discovered any intelligent life in outer space yet, a young physicist decides to find proof for himself and gets a ride with a private space flight crew to look for extraterrestrial life.
• Who would have thought that dolphins would be the first animal to achieve space travel.
• A virus infects a NASA man on the moon.
• Does an explorer looking for new resources really discover a creature unlike any other? Might even play god in doing so.
• What if we could breed a better race of humans in Outer Space?
• Social scientists are trying to prove that keeping humans in space for long periods is inhumane.
• Eric Cahn and Ren Wu boarded the manned mission running past Jupiter five years before when it broke down leaving Ren alone on a ship not only suffocating but on a course to strike the sun. Eric is the author of Jessica’s Law, and follows the story in great detail.
• Money is scarce and the government doesn’t care about space anymore. Will the battle for the ‘final frontier’ end now?
• Tanner Halverson and Patrick Peterson, the final two astronauts alive, are in deep space isolated and trying to return to Earth.
• The President of the United States is planning a bold announcement about a new space exploration mission but is struggling to come up with the words to inspire the nation.
• Quality of life is far better in deep space than it is back on Earth and crime is a big problem. There is not enough law enforcement to contain the crime, but they’ve confiscated every single gun, every weapon on the planet and the only way to bring weaponized justice to criminals is by remote controlled police drones. In order to protect the good, sometimes this method forces law enforcement to prolong human lives beyond what’s natural.
• Kent Shepard is a pilot in the Space Navy. He is in charge of making sure all possible things are taken care of when problems arise. The Space Navy is a rapid response team now that space is infested by terrorists causing all sorts of issues.
• Dead astronaut’s final message sparks real-life search for aliens.
• Garrison Halwood is a lone prospector on a distant planet. He’s mined just about everything you can mine and isn’t finding anything new/interesting, so he stumbles across something interesting in the engine part of his ship.
• The captain is dying and the crew’s bio-robots have gained independence from their programming. What would happen if a robot decided who lives and who dies?
• The line between fiction and reality is blurred when a wealthy couple treat a trip to the moon as if it were an extended vacation.
• Sylvester is a spaceship technician. By all accounts a competent and respectful employee, Sylvestor is promoted to a job he has no experience for. Under the command of Admiral Balistare, Sylvester is placed in charge of a pioneering mission to the furthest reaches of human inhabitation.
• Aviation companies once again developed air planes capable of reaching unprecedented speeds but reluctantly decided against selling them to the public following a world wide race to outdo one another. Two brothers find the solution and sell. Meanwhile, the FAA devises a plan to crash bomb a comet off course and into the earth to kick-start the space race.
• What if aliens are living among us…
• A man and his son sit alone, in a small cabin of a spaceship, drifting in unknown directions. The son is secretly planning to murder the father.
• When humans finally make it to Mars, a small crew of 2 males and 3 females land on the red planet to conduct scientific experiments. Communication with the crew eventually screeches to a halt, basically when the male crew mate finds the female captain sexy and ultimately begins acting in an unsavory manner.
• Fighting over Earth’s remaining resources has driven the human race to the brink of extinction. Humans are put into cryogenic stasis until it’s finally possible to successfully terraform a new home planet. When the lab containing them is opened 1,000 years later, they are shocked to find a thriving, respectful and healthy human colony.
• This young boy lives in a small space colony where the parents are getting old. They decide to send him to Earth for the educational opportunities and also for the winters.
• Richmond Pines takes over the helm of a long voyaging starship, carrying colonists to their destination. Shortly after the launch, it is discovered the ship will not be capable of reaching its destination.
• You are a Mr. H, an unpaid human test pilot for a company planning to send humans to Jupiter within a generation. They review your options—exercise vs colonization—and you have to decide which direction your life will go.
• Coepang is the lone ranger and ruler of a beautiful island where tourists diving on sunken ships have gone missing in an area called Atlantis.
• Orson St. Bigger is a public hopeful for suspended animation on the first interstellar flight ever attempted. When he arrives at the launch he’s nervous and jittery and trying to convince himself of what he didn’t know was true.
• The story of astronaut Rachael Varsk, a Russian-American woman who was one of the first crew members to successfully colonize Mars.
• In a future where space is neighborhood, a single mother travels with her teenage daughter to spend the holidays with her son, who has been living on an orbiting space station for over a decade and has just become normal to it. The boy visits Earth, meets his mother and sister, and invites them for a visit.
• The International Space Alliance is growing rapidly in power as private enterprise interests struggle to stay afloat.
• Transport to a new home planet is done using virtual reality gamers who build a virtual world and transport themselves into it.
• Old-school government space technology is quickly being replaced by cutting edge civilian technologies. What happens when two different spacecraft are the victims of malfunction and sabotage become the target of a rogue from their respective companies with a doubt that one is trying to sabotage the other?
• The world is ending and the remnants of humanity must decide whether they should venture to Earth’s nearest planet in the hope that it will sustain life, or to find a new home in space.
• Goodnight Moon is about rockets to space.
• A space program that funds political agendas pushes human space travel beyond all known limits. Astronauts prepare for a voyage with dire circumstances.
• Armed with the first human genetically engineered teleportation device, Earth hastily begins interstellar expansion instilling fears of retaliation from previous allies.
• What if the make-up of the first humans to colonize Mars are charged with creating a lasting record of Earth through their eyes?
• John Carpenter is one of the first humans to leave the solar system and travel to Alpha Centauri to help start a new colony. One errant ship-limiting malfunction nearly causes him to ditch his mission and reach the new planet alone, but he succeeds and soon the world is watching via a televised first contact event.
• Cris Talvas is a university student attending the launch of a new lightweight space vessel, never before achieved. The experimental ship lifts off, the cheering crowds grow silent. The ship’s on course. Or is it? – – – – – – – – – – – – – Chris Huth wrote the screenplay WISH UPON A ALEX .
• Andrea Hunter is a typical blue collar worker who just wants to live her life peacefully alone. When disaster strikes on her block, she did not expect to emerge from the rubble to find that three years later, the world as she knows it has been altered beyond recognition.
• Jim Beam is one of many Western mercenaries hired to win military contracts for the mysterious Space Colony enterprise. The corporation is located just beyond the ice ring of Saturn. The project director hires Jim to infiltrate and capture the mutinous colony.
• For their upcoming mission, astronauts are required to write letters to their future selves. After their mission is complete they will receive their letters. Unfortunately, on his next mission Zach discovers his letters have not arrived.
• Fiinia Coleman is the captain of the famous ship that heads up a failed multi-galaxy space mission. Years after the failure, Fiinia has not been devastated by the loss of the race and is still living life high on the hog– until she realizes what the mission’s true legacy is.
• Another meteor-inspired, but now much more elaborate hoax, followed not too long after the first one. Open with the president’s speech about it and the press frenzy following and then focus on a handful of characters’ reactions.
• Dr. Samuel Hardy travels to the far corner of the Universe to try and save life in the galaxy’s tiniest life-form. Her research will save the planet earth from destruction by a drought of blue water.
• Well, technically, it’s a bit more than a meteor. Mars King is the powerful ruler of Mars – home to the most ruthless criminals who steal plants for an existence in deep space. When King finds out that someone has stolen his two precious Cymens Diamonds, he orders the captain to give up whoever stole the diamonds or else forfeit the planet.
• Captain Zeus is a comic book hero that hails from the planet with the strongest gravitational field in the universe. Of course his planet is also barren and abandoned.
• Very little information is known about the entity that has enveloped the earth with what appears to be a protective shield. Reporter Katherine Lock is on a mission to find more information. This could be the opportunity of a lifetime, but soon after she begins to investigate she realizes that there will be dire consequences if she doesn’t get control of the situation immediately.
• Cory is trying to solve a murder mystery that he suspects the victim was getting close to solving. Bill is a sci-fi writer struggling to receive due credit for his literary contributions.
• The government is about to end Space Exploration programs. A veteran from the Space Exploration program tries to convince the government to continue funding space exploration.
• Northeast Travel Agency in New York is having a fantastical sale right before Christmas. Due to unspecified issues, they never got to deliver toys to local children. This is a second chance.
• As commercial space travel becomes the norm, no official government employees take risks anymore.
• Suddenly awoken to the possible end of life on Earth, a genius eccentric billionaire decides he must live his life to its fullest . . . and in the most extreme way possible. He sets out to launch himself on a rocket to the Moon and back in a feat of space travel never thought possible!
• Will Freeman is a futuristic detective investigating a murder in the domed city of Houston. While in his transport, he’s attacked by an extraterrestrial spaceship, which is also carrying his son. Freeman must save Houston while tracking down his son who is also abducted.
• The last of the human race finds themselves alone and waiting to die. The spaceship who’s crew they are descendents from, was badly damaged in transit and is now lost for decades with only an estimated chance of finding it.
• Pressured to finish the design of the next geo-fragmental probe before the scheduled launch date, theoretical physicist Stephen Kent faces numerous constraints that prevent him from accomplishing his task on schedule.
• The first humans to go on a long distance space exploration mission are turned into the first space travelers in history to go insane while out of contact with earth. Human astronauts are now too mentally unstable to leave earth.
• Desperately searching for a new home, citizens from a dying planet mount a mission to colonize a new planet.
• Disaster strikes after a small corporation begins interstellar mining operations well beyond the reaches of the legislation imposed by the Intergalactic Federation.
• David Noonan is a mild mannered night watchman at the local college’s high observatory when he begins to have recurring dreams about being on a planet very far away… and a young beautiful woman.
• David Holland is a regular seaman on the first manned flight to Titan, a moon of Saturn. He’s volunteered to board the ship as part of a psychological experiment to see if a small group of people maintain sanity for a limited time period on a small space ship. He gets a lot more than he bargained for.
• Science fiction future story in which AI becomes self aware and a war breaks out between organic and non-organic lifeforms. AI finds a way to eliminate “so brave, so human, and so vanillalily pacifying.”
• Whiskey is a dog in search of a blue sock. Lexie is a dog, also in search of a blue sock, but for a different reason. Childhood, present day, and a million years in the future collide in this story about two dogs and their quest to find a blue sock.
• Space is going to be a nice vacation after your stay here, because that’s exactly where Susie will be spending the rest of her life.
• Unswayed by political hurdles, World Space Agency champion Chloe Collins soldiers on to lead the most ambitious expedition through ever vigilant anechoic skies.
• Alex, a teenager with a simple obsession for space travel discovers a dark secret about the culture of a colony on another planet. Ripped away from his career he risks everything to reveal his truth.
• A group of scientists develop the means to construct life inside of a video game. They hope to one day use it to travel to new worlds and start new worlds of real living things.
• Mikey Parker is the sole survivor of a horrific explosion that claims the lives of his entire family. Will he ever recover from his loss and find the killer who did it?
• It’s the second decade on Mars and scientists have been working to propose a plan to rebuild the lost Earth. Due to Earth’s large losses following the impact, software becomes the most valuable commodity on Earth and soon the most expensive.
• Otto Davidson booked a reservation on one of the last flights off planet just before the government confined them to the moon. Without immediate access to the communication signals of Earth, he hears a disturbing story about asteroid Apophis, which is due to fly by Earth.
• How Earth reacted when they received a missive from a species much more advanced than man.
• An amorous young explorer is the first to take a voyage to a new planet, although he has no voyage plan and flirts with many people along the way.
• Max Pain is a space pilot suspected of being a heartless murderer who mutilates the dead bodies of his friend and enemies. Now he must solve the mystery of his life before it’s too late, but some people will do anything to stop him.
• Once organized opposition is magnified, the scientist can accelerate his space exploration plans. It’s the ultimate reverse psychology scheme.
• After two decades of being the only one alive on a small space craft, an astronaut comes face to face with a terrifying being from a race that is normally supposed to be extinct.
• Quinn, a bored teenager, is planning to sneak into a local space launch with his friend Tamara. He quickly gets more than he bargained for.
• This is a semi-sci-fi mystery about a boy who has grown up somewhere remote in space where people are quite tough, emotionally cold, and their lives don’t seem to be like ours at home. But when they get to Earth, they must deal with homesickness and romantic feelings.
• ĪsĒ CĪd’une is a space pirate who is accused of murdering the son of a wealthy man. She is the best pirate in the galaxy and no other criminal comes close. Now she needs to team up with her rival, Demigra Xefr to clear her name and take the one-hundred thousand bounty.
• Brad and Marty are sent into space on an experimental mission to test the effects of 0 gravity on other life forms. They are chosen for the mission because they’re brothers, twins actually, but they have not seen each other since they were young.
• This new planet researchers have discovered is suffering from a large drought. A new visitor will join a group of explorers in an attempt to discover whether advanced technology will be able to help a desperate civilization.
• Right before leaving to catch a space elevator to reach the farthest space station ever, a man meets a woman who will change his life forever.
• She is not a strong academic, but she is bright. She is not a strong athlete, but she is fleet-footed. She is not a fast runner, but she can run long. She is not a strong swimmer, but she can swim long. Especially when her life depends on it. This is her ocean.
• Tom Sullivan subscribes to The Optimists, a successful philanthropic effort to spread human lives to the furthest reaches of space. Tom wants nothing to do with this, and on his first birthday away from Earth his wish comes true.
• Nova Venturi is the citizen of the galaxy with the misfortune to be the only person who knows for sure that the world is ending. She doesn’t know when or how it will end, only that there are some people who don’t want her to tell anyone. Now Nova’s on the run and everyone wants to make sure she remains quiet . . . forever.
• Waking up after a week-long control room level simulation, an astronaut discovers the real mission has a dark side.
• Heartened by the thought of reaching a newly discovered planet, Mars, at any moment, a science team settles in for what is expected to be a routine Mars gravitational simulation. Instead, they find themselves trapped underground in a pocket universe.
• Bracer and Lew are astro-cowboys, working on one of the new outer-rim planets, trying to eradicate natives who refuse to give up their ways and become ‘civilized’.
• Scientists have been increasingly successful at “locally” creating wormholes that only last for a short period of time. One researcher, who happens to have been a test pilot in his past life, is asked to ride in a new rocket that will safely cross one such wormhole.
• The idea is to raise enough money to pay for private space travel, but it doesn’t. Only a handful of people buy tickets because they know that an impact by a meteor would seriously damage Earth and would make space travel more unsafe.
• A typical scam in a newer, space age casino. In space of course.
• This is a quiz about one possible ending of the popular sci-fi television series, Star Trek. If you haven’t watched the latest episode, it’s highly recommended that you check it out.
• Arlo Haskell is about to embark upon a secret mission he doesn’t believe in. He thinks his bosses are on the wrong planet. Luckily, when he gets to his destination, he finds resistance that changes everything.
• After an interstellar war between humanity and aliens, a new cosmic alliance needs soldiers to help keep the peace.
• Somewhere in deep space, during a routine mining operation for dark energy by a group of scientists and engineers, a body is found.
• Isabella is cryogenically frozen while her parents pilot their small ship towards a distant planet. The spaceship is tiny and their resources are tight, especially oxygen, necessitating that Isabella remain frozen until her parents land, however, the meteorite collision was a ruse to force the ship to continue flying toward the new planet with no progress updates in fear of being found.
• The Copernicus Colony needs workers and you are hired on as their newest hire.
• MLB player Jordan Montclair is drafted for a privately funded mission to the moon. He hopes to revitalize interest in space tourism and research with an eye toward one day building a permanent base on the Moon. Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Sally Moore travels with him to document the trip. As preparations for the mission continue, Sally discovers that Jordan and his investors may have less than altruistic motives for the trip. Sally finds herself questioning whether or not she wants to be a part of the trip. Can she talk Jordon out of this mission before its launch?
• For a fresh start, a rich family of super-humans takes to space away from humanity and it’s political dramas.
• Completely by accident, a lottery winner has a videotape of the prelude to the Battle of Midway, on board the plane that would take his mother to safety.
• Tripod Cities was an ambitious space program started by a colony known for their beauty. With enough funding, they could not only construct their colony ship, but they could also seed a planet with life from Earth.
• Jerrod Morris is an astronaut who spends four months on the moon, but then returns to find that everybody thinks he’s crazy.
• The death star has been built around the Earth. It’s lasers power down after two years in use and remain dormant until needed again.
• Account of a young man’s life as he struggles between his childish optimism and longings and the harsh realities that history forces upon him.
• Higher, faster, further than we’ve ever gone before. This is Steve Rogers before he made the jump.
• The first journalist is permitted to travel onboard the first maiden voyage of the first commercial spacecraft.
• Yes, killing all astronauts and colonizers is indeed a boring solution. Living aboard a spaceship for two hundred years is a boring solution! People would get seemingly bored and ask for more and more from their machines. It would be the most boring story ever, in my opinion! That is the very reason why, in order to be interesting, space stories should revolve around the protagonists learning to deal with the new, the different, and the challenging.
• Survivors of an apocalyptic event work together to rebuild their civilization on the barren surface of their new home planet.
• Sofie Vera has a mission—she is attempting to locate and study multiple biological specimens scattered across the 6 known quadrants of 3-dimensional space.
• Halted launch preparations have left three astronauts stranded in space with dwindling supplies. The crew struggle to survive, but with limited resources they must face the prospect of never making it back home. As the resources dwindle, they face the greater, earth-shattering question, should they return to Earth— if they make it back alive.
• Wild Wild Space – A young girl who lived in an underground bunker during her childhood, escapes and becomes stranded in space.
• Fortunately, she’s really happy to be proven wrong when, instead, they land on a new, habitable planet. Poor Sarah can’t return to normal life after that, so she joins a colony there but her daughter tries to find her. Many years later, her granddaughter grows up on Earth with a newfound appreciation for a young alien girl that stopped by to visit.
• A group of astronauts aboard a large ship traveling through deep space makes a sudden discovery in the middle of the night.
• Information is the key to understanding why, over the last twenty years, human kind has been shrinking. Key to the puzzle is a trader who specializes in buying and selling scientific information and wouldn’t you know it, the trader is also shrinking.
• Boarding a rocket ship, Tris must travel to a new planet, endure some hardships, reapply to college, find love, and finally realize who she really is.
• While on an interstellar cruise, you witness an asteroid strike on your view screen. The captain tries to contact the closest communication satellite but their communications systems are down. The ship continues to sail toward the same area where a large meteor struck days before. The ship’s computer alerts everyone of an incoming explosion. Everyone ships off right before the giant meteor strikes and the ship collides.
• That which does not kill you, makes you stronger.
• As a co-pilot for the only job opportunity available in space, you embark on your first mission and are forced to come face to face with your mortality long before you’re ready.
• Dying of a terminal disease, a lonely widower living on Mars agrees to be cloned and to allow his clone to live on as his replacement.
• The terrorist group, Electromagnetic Kool-Aid Collective, hijacked a large spaceship and used it during their orbital bombardment.
• Evacuate Earth. Find a new home planet. The last remaining batch of humans are in deep cryogenically frozen sleep for their long space travels. Hours before the planet is supposed to be destroyed, love struck teenager Kane wakes a girl, Amara, to make her his wife before he dies. What follows is a story about these unlikely companions that must survive finding a new home in an unknown world.
• Mars has been proven to be an inhabitable planet, and business is booming. Corporations are clamoring to get approval to begin running large mining operations in the red dust of Mars. John is a member of the first team sent to establish life on and beneath the planet, but now every ounce of oxygen they mine is being returned to Earth. There’s something going on that’s keeping them from breathing the air on Mars.
• The International Earth Space Expedition has just discovered an ancient, alien, zoo.
• Alien invaders have long occupied Earth. Cities are deserted and people are dejected. One single man opposes their alien control and he is beaten repeatedly…
• On a routine space exploration mission, an astronaut begins to lose his mind, and begins to hallucinate.
• Submarine drop-ship pilots fly beneath the ice planet Uranus to investigate a suspected pyramid on the planet’s surface.
• Christina Moriat was only three years old when she was sent to safety aboard the sleeper ship Agatha King. She and the other children have grown up in a world with no violence and a set of social norms unlike any other. When the ship comes under attack, will Christina be able to save the people she loves?
• Just as Earth’s oxygen levels become critically low, Commander Wilks is sent to an asteroid mining colony to find oxygen and convince the miners to return to Earth while escaping an ancient alien stowaway.
• Fifty years on the Moon and still alone, but these three astronauts use the time to build a new kind of society.
• Many of the lives on Earth are being dramatically impacted due to strange solar weather and erratic behavior of the planet’s only star, the Sun.
• Tommy was in the last pod out of Earth’s atmosphere but he didn’t make it into space. His pod ends up drifting in space past Jupiter and he is awakened 60 years later.
• Long before xenomorphs, alien hunters Tommy and Ellie are on a mission aboard the spaceship Auriga. Ten years before the horrors of Aliens, a mysterious alien life-form attacks the crew.
• By means of a detailed hoax to achieve a technological milestone, the world citizens become aware of interplanetary colonization opportunities and a competitor between Earth’s superpowers begins.
• A group of politicians, scientists, soldiers, and ordinary people must come together to thrust mankind into the future — an open one that may at the same time, push human society further into darkness than ever before.
• Taika is the captain of a ship taking supplies to a base on a small island in the middle of the South Pacific. He makes a stop on an island where many of his ancestors grew up and lived. It’s known as Fakarava Atoll. He visits a small ancient village for a visit and to scout for possible movie locations he can film. While walking around, he comes across a man sitting on the shore, speaking to him in his language. What happened here?
• Scottson Cohen is a solar panel technician who works on the mother ship on the International Space Alliance’s second mission to the Sun. His frustration is building as he goes months without space, sunlight and air conditioning. The situation worsens when the boss’s niece arrives.
• Seven people are selected for the first manned flight to Mars. One of them is the designer and builder of the ‘space movement system’ and cannot turn back. Things do not go as planned.
• People are fascinated with a newly discovered pyramid on the moon and crowds have financially supported the moon base to be opened to the public for travel. Unexplained death/disappearances begin occurring on the moon and people start to question the sincerity behind the “death cult killer”, as popular media puts it.
• Trillion is tired of living on Earth and recently discovered that tunnels crisscross the Earth’s core. He plans to live in space, independent of Earth’s humans.
• The first manned mission to an unmapped planet sends its astronauts back to Earth with memories of a barren, lifeless planet. Such dismay leads to worldwide depression. A variety of experts fight against the hysteria that is tempting mankind to abandon all of life’s progress.
• Mary Ferris, a young woman set to interview a potential scientific candidate, catches the eye of the rich, young heir just before a meteor strike, which will permanently alter the world as they know it.
• Brandon McKerney only has one week left until the end of the world as we know it.
• There’s no logical reason nor any physics to it, but the narrator strongly suspects that, while time traveling, he will kill his own grandfather.
• Blaze Hopper was an average fifteen year old boy who didn’t speak or understand. When the galaxy’s greatest inventor comes across Blaze and repairs his broken vocal chords, Blaze becomes a real-life superhero in his own right. Blaze takes on monsters in space, enemies in high places and reminds us all just how special we are.
• I’m proposing an idea to the science community that would allow us to shoot a rocket into the sun…
• Sunday’s Wayside is marketed as the oldest bar on Mars. Alex is five days from being eligible for his Stamped Visa. Would you like a drink from the only bar in a 200 million stretch of space?
• Stephen Hawking receives an important message from another planet. He’s the chosen one to answer the message and that message contains the key to saving humanity, but it’s not exactly as Hawking expected it to be…
• Nick is on a diving vacation in Hawaii when he finds a little black box washed up on the shore. Tracing its origins, Nick finds out it’s only the first of many and all are transmitting a message. Can Nick find out what the messages are saying before the government does?
• Distance is measured not in meters and feet, but through a device tucked in the brain of an astronaut.
• Finally arrives a successful food production machine on a new planet. It’s time to feed the growing human colony.
• My Favorite Space
• Burnt out crew members working on a cryo unit, inside a spacecraft, malfunctions. Waking from hypothermia fry, they must decide what to do with a malfunctioning AI and malfunction of the ship.
• Everything is great when you’re in space, until you’re off of it.
• Fast-forward one hundred years and a limited amount of genetic rejiggering has been completed. Humans also have colonized a moon orbiting a planet that’s three light years away. The Archipelago is an area of the galaxy that three weeks travels vertically from Earth. The Archipelago orbits at the innermost edge of the galaxy and humans have also colonized several nearby planets. Next, a book titled ‘History of the Archipelago’, has been written one thousand years in the future, from now. On one of the planets in the Archipelago a tyrannical man, Utan-aruman, is ruthlessly ruling over it. Radtron, a maker of weapons in the Archipelago, has formed a secret conspiracy to overthrow Utan-aruman and take the planet for themselves as a weapons development base. A boy, named Captain Oiova, abandoned as a child by his father Ioan, secretly enters the Radtrons’
• Space tourism seems to be the hottest industry in the universe right now. A woman with a broken heart decides to travel to another galaxy and meet a billionaire there.
• Larry Lazarus is the first cryogenically frozen human being to wake up after a devastating nuclear war that has left the Earth uninhabitable. 5 million years later he falls asleep again, only to awaken in a brave new world of humans living with solar battery harnessing life-forms.
• Estimating that Mars might even have life, a three man team is sent to the red planet to explore.
• There is only one spot on Earth that the meteor will actually hit. The scientist convinces the public to build a large spaceship to evacuate humanity from Earth. The competition to be the first person on the only ship to escape Earth is fierce.
• Lured to Mars by a fake job opportunity, you discover that what seemed like a mistake actually could be your destiny.
• Radiation exposure from a far away star has blessed or cursed people on Earth, granting or denying them special superpowers. Nothing can stop it, so mankind must master and learn to harness its power.
• Insufferable on-the-go alien teen Lily Tanner is suspicious of her dad’s spaceship disappearing, and when her life on earth ends, she must travel straight to the source to track him down.
• Super giant Jupiter, after being bombarded on Earth for thousands of years by Nighos, without any form of retaliation decides to dispatch an armada of ships to reclaim Earth.
• Thanks to advancements in synthetic biology, it’s now possible to launch bodies, not just the mind, without a human crew. Generally these “boiled brains” are inserted into maintenance android bodies. The androids are bound by strict moral laws, but they still occasionally end up with desires to escape their programming or the colonies where they were sent.
• Alice Tame knows everyone is too busy with the global technology resources on Earth but realizes too late that an ancient network used to open alternate dimensions appears to be taking advantage of humanity’s lack of interest.
• A spaceship pilot races a soldier to reach an escape pod following a spacecraft collision.
• The last astronauts to Mars return home only to discover something extraordinary has been happening on Earth during their travels.
• Louis Hill has been chosen to take the first private spaceship through a man-made wormhole on a monumental mission.
• Ajax Solarus is an android turned astronaut that has the difficult task of convincing the public of his humanity and his bravery following a crisis when he was still in the testing phase.
• The point of rapid space colonization is to create an entirely new civilization in the galaxy. Families are sent on starships with the knowledge that their descendants will be starting the next civilization to expand life into the galaxy. But was it all a lie? Were all of the hopeful and excited colonists packed up and sent to their doom?
• Introducing a new life form to Earth to clean up the growing amount of trash in the ocean.
• The energy crisis ends the moment astronauts stop worrying about fuel while they’re in space.
• Jax is an instrumentation specialist for a space expedition. He gets attached to everyone and everything.
• You are aboard a spaceship and have urgent radio communication with a deep space research lab that has been silent for quite a while.
• Air Force test pilot Jillian Grimes is responsible for ensuring the new prototype fighter is able to withstand the rigors of spaceflight. The pressure is on to prove the fighter’s capabilities, but Jillian senses something is off when the fighter’s artificial intelligence comes online. A routine test flight then turns into a fight for survival as Jillian is sent hurtling into space.
• Amazing Stories is for becoming technologically advanced enough to go to the Moon but delayed for reasons not yet known to the public. Do the stories cover what you think that reason is in the present day?
• During a communications satellite repair mission, an astronaut takes a moment before his imminent death, to make powerful observations about life and the evolution of Earth.
• Copernicus is a research satellite orbiting Earth and aboard the satellite are a number of elite individuals tapped to carry out a specific duty on a limited time contract. No big deal, right? One would think so until one of the team researchers goes a bit psychotic and starts tampering with the ship’s equipment.
• Chase Bowers is off to spend two months in space at a work retreat with his coworkers. A solar flare causes the space station to experience some power outages and all the equipment begins to fail. As Chase wonders if they’ll ever make it home, he begins a strange debate with a mysterious stranger who exists only in the storm.
• People never actually made it to the moon. Conspiracy theorists think they faked it. What if the fakers were really the ones who refused to believe?
• A group of vandals decide to set off a bomb at a floating spaceport that will destabilize the runways causing multi-million-dollar damage to cruisers and hangars.
• Using something called a Hawking drive, humans become space travel sellers, sallying forth into surrounding space with some rather unexpected consequences.
• Growing from its humble origins as a secret government military mission, planet building becomes a lucrative industry.
• Finally, the story of a trapped mission to an alien planet that is not part of the solar system. It unfolds in simple chronology from launch to return. A spectacular array of facts about the mission and a fantastic device round out the design of the story.
• Everyone knows about the end of the world. It’s been discussed over and over and over again. Somehow humans have spread to many locations on the planet. Some group themselves in isolated mountains or far-flung plains, others are invisible to humanity, living hidden on remote islands and special groups bury themselves deep underground. Somehow humans knew what was going to happen and how. It depended on many variables and probabilities that will intersect eventually to a catastrophic end. Humans saw this ending, already had thought ahead and avoided. Now it’s just their descendants that feel the rumblings of possible disaster.
• A space shuttle carrying three astronauts is returning to Earth when a freak technical malfunction forces the crew to land the shuttle inside a nearby nebula that will complicate their rescue efforts.
• A great short story can be written about a character planning and struggling to put together the best Mars mission possible. His stress comes from the need to find volunteers with the skills they need to execute this mission.
• Talia has a rare gene that allows her to live comfortably on Mars. During her first voyage to Mars, she meets a young handsome porter named Andrew.
• Earth is on the verge of a social coup. But the top man won’t become the leader of the most powerful nation on Earth. He won’t be able to save his family. Nor will he be able to escape Earth to survive the global chaos. Unable to leave, he must do the unthinkable to save himself, his family, and the world.
• Martin is your stereotypical loser in a dead end job. Martin stumbles on to a conspiracy that he alone must end if he’s to win the girl of his dreams.
• Emperor Astrobiologist Simon Silvers must get Princess Karina up the mountain at all costs…
• Radiation Sickness After Re-Entry follows a pilot and co-pilot who are forced to enter the Earth’s atmosphere when a near-collision with an asteroid destroys their multi-generation spacecraft.
• When Lillian Shepherd runs across a mysterious humanoid after her ship suffers extensive damage, she has to go up against society’s norms in order to gain their trust.
• Entertainers have been asked to populate a new planet friendly to humans. Lucas lives for thrill, and Alexa is his best friend who enjoys cuddling the juice way out. They co-lead a group of misfits.
• Good thing we found it first.
• This writes about the end of the space program in the US for a citizen I’m starting to write a book and want an ending on what happened with space exploration
• Flying through a wormhole during a long mission, a deep space captain hears the call of a sentient, galactic based computer, who has searched millennia for another way to save life throughout the multiverse after the big-bang.
• William Arnold is happy. He has a rewarding and well-paid job as a pilot, he has a beautiful wife and he has always dreamed of traveling to Mars. When he’s chosen to pilot a mission to Mars, he feels as though he’s landed the job of the century. As he starts being trained for the expedition, he soon finds out that his paperwork is wrong.
• Samar’s life is very polarized. She lives to work on scientific advancements with her dad’s, but it’s almost as if she lives in a different time. She is stuck on a planet where the values of society are extremely different from what she believes, trying to love who she is, but refusing to conform. The time of Samara has come.
• Luther is the first human to login for a body transplant on Earth. This time he becomes something that looks a little like an alien, little like a robot, and little like a human. He becomes more than just his own body, he becomes a new body just as impressive as the new body of the person he was transferred with. The problem is he doesn’t know why. He has knowledge of his theories and techniques, so he does his best to help his friends follow him to their new bodies.
• Breaking news – NASA is initiating the “Green Gold” program. The first person to reach 1,000 Facebook friends and their 50 closest friends will claim $10,000 and win the honor of orbiting the earth.
• Jarod Cunningham lives on a space station and his father was the first human born in space. Now, he’s an adult working for an important corporation and his father has to commit a crime in order to save the human race.
• A lone farmer lives on a planet with no other living creatures. The atmosphere is poisonous and unbreathable to humans, but while working on his farm one day he stumbles on an old spaceship that crash landed there long ago.
• They’ve left Earth to avoid the deadly disease that killed billions—thousands of systems and millions of light years away, they’ve found a new home.
• Robinson Credo has discovered a ship that has been from planet to planet and is in search of a habitable planet. He’s a zoologist and recently received an urgent call from an allied ship in distress that fell behind schedule and lost contact. Credo is the only one with a way to reach the other ship and help their biologist.
• Microsoft announces their first pistol-sized Windows computer to be released in time for Christmas.
• Raven Castille was born of two space colonist parents. Although he despised his relationship with his father, Raven did not hate him. When his father dies while exploring another star for possible colonization, Raven has a change of heart. He becomes a powerful public figure, and dedicates his life to becoming the first human born man in space.
• Andy Grimes is a fifteen-year-old stowaway sent on an intergalactic honeymoon escape flight/prisoner removal. He’s also being tested for a top-secret program looking for potential child prodigies.
• An intergalactic race to travel back and forth between Earth and another planet through a wormhole is soon stopped by a wormhole virus threatening the future of space exploration.
• Tired of stalled space exploration advancements, a security agent convinces the public that a meteor is on a collision course with Earth.
• Margaret is a ship captain and she’s just lost contact with her crew on a colony ship. She can’t reach the captain and sends out an SOS only to be arrested on arrival back on Earth for causing the entire disappearance of her ship.
• Surprising Changes is an astronaut stranded on an asteroid, he provides details of his experiences from before and after contact with the ship.
• What better way to introduce readers to a unique race of aliens than to follow the story of one of them? Exiled and unhappy, Ylluc is the only thing standing in the way of their destruction.
• This story begins on a barren planet with two colony ships preparing to depart for natural Earth-like planets with the goal of creating viable human life.
• Humans have landed on Mars, colonized the planet, established colonies and solved the limitation of space travel by creating the space elevator, the only way to travel to space. Ashley Olsen is a young engineer traveling to space for the first time and on the crew are the “privileged” and trained astronauts, sent out to find other living beings in space or do chores on other planets, with the help of various drones.
• Fifty years into the future, scientists and engineers have built a fully automated flight to a distant planet, capable of sustaining life. The automated flight leaves with one person for the first time, a scientist who will oversee the generation of life and eventual colonization of the planet. An astronaut/engineer also travels onboard to troubleshoot the flight when needed but remains mostly hidden from sight.
• The newly launched Sol-Guard spaceship has been crippled in orbit. A rescue ship is on route but won’t make it in time. Steve Wesch, the captain of the Sol-Guard, discovers a variety of unknown possibilities.
• One of the last humans leaves Earth to develop an uninhabited planet with humans. An alien abandons their dying planet to go to Earth.
• This story happens on Earth after a surviving alien spacecraft crashes on the new planet. Two aliens left the ship in a hurry without all the escape pods and are now stranded on Earth and trying to make contact with other life forms. One human hears the noise that the alien is making and comes to investigate what it is, but those aliens are not happy to be stranded.
• Disease has ravaged humanity. The technomads, who have spent their lives in the far reaches of space, learn of the situation and hurry to Earth to help.
• A woman narrates a chronicle of a failed space mission, a failed romance, and the birth of her child.
• A scientist that owns the world’s biggest private space fleet, sails off into the sunset with his greatest creation, wanting nothing to do with Earth anymore.
• What life is like in five generations, when humans do not age, while the sun continues to expand and swallow the Earth.
• The universe is a vast place…seems like there has to be somebody out there.
• That’s all we have for today, folks. If you have good ideas for sci-fi writing prompts, please tell us about it in the comments section below. Thank you for reading and have a great day!
• Heather Allison began in perfect health. Fifty-one years later, she died of natural causes. But when her husband finds out the truth about her incredible invention, her final resting place will awaken her.
• True stories from the men and women who took on Star Trek’s transporter and lived to tell about in a popular segment in the periodical Nature.
• Unlike any other space horror story you’ve read, hear about the horrors of living among the unknown of the great cosmos.
• In 2045, a crew of four astronauts is launched in a cryogenics-powered craft from an orbiting space station with plans to land on the dark side of the moon. As the ship travels far from Earth, something inside the ship awakens and begins killing the crew one by one.
• Michael wakes up from stasis on a ship hurtling through space to a new planet, with a bunch of strangers. The team is paranoid and panic ensues as someone begins to murder the crew.
• Emma is one of the most highly-trained humans in cryotechnology. She’s on her way to Mars to work in a terraforming expansion project on the planet. As she arrives and meets the rest of the team, she realizes how out of sync they are with reality and that survival on Mars will be harder than they’ve prepared for.
• Keith Robinson is the commander of the current mission to an asteroid very close to it exploding.
• When space travel starts booming, the fight for the frontier heats up, pitting countries and corporations against one another to see who comes out in control.
• Jasper Rogers is an astronaut on his first mission to Proxima Centauri II, a new planet a mere 4 light years away from Earth. The planet has extremes in weather conditions that they were primarily working to solve. There is no complex history woven into the background of the story or a fleshed out world with politics and plot twists.
• Jenny and Art try to survive their unexpected trip across the universe in their small rescue ship.
• Join Cory as he explores the rare opportunity he was given to visit the International Space Station.
• Jeff Williams is returning from the International Space Program’s latest mission to Mars. His successful mission is overshadowed by a breakup with his fiancé on live television. She’s disgusted with him.
• A man mysteriously appears in a café located many miles off the moon’s surface. He calmly sits and orders an espresso before disappearing minutes later. Whispers of alien life begin to arise within the morning news.
• The crew members of a space station are faced with a life-or-death situation.’
• Hannah Roberts, 18, is the daughter of a large farming equipment supplier to the space industry. Her father’s largest customer is a private space corporation that has secretly begun a program to colonize the moon, a secret that Hannah discovers.
• Bear is the lone resource-tracker on the first of many ships that will eventually help colonize a distant planet.
• Threatened by strongman Khan’s advanced military might, Star Fleet initiated a pre-emptive strike against Khan’s fleet and stun the peaceful Terrans into surrender.
• Alexander Knight is a chemist and a drunk. He never expected to be one of the first humans to travel to outer space. Ahab Wolf is a man who lives on Earth and never intended to be hunted by anyone.
• Barely out of college, Walter Richardson applies to become an astronaut. He’s disappointed to find that NASA has decided to split the astronaut corps into soldiers and scientists.
• A woman astronaut with dementia and her robotic companion, during early intergalactic space flight.
• Loathe to simply stand aside and watch civilization destroy itself, a small band of activists grows weary as their efforts fail to drive a wedge in the political gridlock of war and climate change denial. They make one final desperate effort.
• A young couple travels to Mars as part of an examination for transporting humans to Mars. Something goes wrong and they are stranded in a Martian research facility with another member of the research facility. Bored, the group decides to conduct a simulation of the long planned, but controversial sojourn from the planet Mars to Jupiter’s moons. To make things interesting, they play out the simulation in a simulation.
• A story follows the trials and tribulations of a baker who must create enough bread to feed five thousand people each day.
• All life on Earth is wiped out by a meteor strike, but after only three years, microscopic life slowly returns to normal. The human race is losing funding to keep its planet terraformed and inhabited as the end draws nearer. A group of three colonists decide to end their lives on Earth by resorting to cannibalism.
• All he needs to do now is intercept it.
• A collection of stories surrounding the multiple visits to Earth by aliens from different planets. Two separate groups of aliens visit Earth, and the stories are told from both viewpoints.
• Joe Cornelius has been dreaming about his job on the colony ship for his entire life. Rhory Perkins, on the other hand, has spent her entire life being a rebel. Together, they discover they could both have something amazing with each other.
• Possessed of an acute mathematical intelligence, Paul quickly discovers how to communicate with the alien-like creatures that travel across the universe.
• Rachel Simmons has just signed up as a ship pilot with United Space and Interstellar Travel Company. Her job will be to safely transport the 200,000 immigrants from planet Beta to planet Gamma. The long distance travel is going to take ten years and there is an unmanned platform that she will be expected to deliver to in five years, somewhere in the outer rim of the Orion Belt.
• Pilot Robert Siva sets out to water a weed farmer colony with the first interplanetary supply run in this economic survival of the fittest far-flung colony.
• A mission to Mars has gone horribly wrong and the ship has been disabled and is running out of oxygen. The six astronauts left on board can either suffocate to death or go into the gravity-less expanse of space to die quickly.
• Digging beyond the surface of Mercury, humans find ancient life in the hot and dense core of the planet.
• The earth dies with a whimper, not a bang. Harmony is a colony on an alien planet where everything is in sync. The colonizers are all brought up as perfect beings as to never question or doubt the harmony they live in. An inquisitive mind questions what’s going on outside Harmony when a spaceship appears coming from nowhere or everywhere, and the wonders of the universe suddenly rival what Harmony is able to offer.
• Somebody’s been lying about how a man in space has been dying.
• Fifteen years into a journey to colonize another planet, and the long term traveling is making the crew different people than they were before.
• Terrance Williams is in the process of constructing the spaceship Solar Flare for wealthy tourists who want to explore space. The design for Solar Flare isn’t like traditional spaceship design, but Terrance isn’t convinced he can build the fastest ship in the galaxy.
• Venus and Mars now have early humans living on them. But those born there cannot abide the harsh environment. Yet some humans decide to stay and one guy finds this out when he travels to Mars—-only to find himself abandoned there.
• The last hope for humanity in fighting against an alien invader isn’t what you would think.
• Unbeknownst to his coworkers, the youngest astronaut listens to the tunes of his favorite band to prepare for a mission to Mars.
• Any sudden change in motion from zero to high speed space travel might cause hallucinations as a form of coping mechanism to deal with the stress and disorientation of such rapid change.
• I think that the least interesting thing that anything could be made to talk about would be space travel.
• A rocket engine startup has big plans, and will do anything to get what they want.
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• A transporter machine makes it possible for us to travel the universe and explore life in new worlds. We decide to create a base for galactic exploration on a planet that we call Earth. The teleportation device malfunctions and 18 families and 4000 specialized personnel are only beamed half-way across the galaxy. The group must create a new home.
• Roger is a racist human who travels to the planet Quitar, looking for opportunities to make a name for himself.
• The first explorer to the moon is a local businessman, and will win the race against the government.
• With technology advancing at a rapid rate, people looking for an adventure move beyond the solar system’s planets. The speed of these spacecraft is nearly instantaneous. Ironically, despite these advances, unforeseen events force travelers back to slower-than-light travel. Carson Odanski is on a starship returned to the slower-than-light paradigm—more than 3,000 light years from home and trying to make it back.
• Captain Donald Middleton is a hopeless romantic, a poet who captains a state-of-the-art exploratory spaceship sent out to traverse and document every large asteroid, comet, moon, or planet lurking in the cold, seemingly endless frontier of outer space.
• Wherein a father and daughter explore space on their own terms, and bond over both the mission and botany.
• He convinced us all that we were doomed, that extinction was coming. Of course, none of it was true. That’s why we decided to kill him.
• Douglas Parkington is a sadistic former space shuttle commander who became the most hated man in the world for killing his wife and their only child and returned to the space program as a security consultant.
• Spaceship Earth is about to die, and humankind must leave to colonize a new planet. But mankind is not united. An extremist group vows not to leave until they have destroyed what they see as their current home.
• A whole new world has been discovered after a portal was opened, leading into another entire universe. A group of astronauts are dispatched to explore and figure out this new existence.
• A morbid fascination with death that soon turns tragic, inspiring an explosion of new life…
• An astronaut returns home from an exploration mission decades later than intended.
• Earth is stricken with a terrible plague that leaves entire cities quarantined, no humans left alive. And out there, among those who fled the planet long ago, the answer to Earth’s fate lies.
• While the corporate heads which control the colony are away doing some interstellar trade, Captain John Connell and his United Space Navy soldiers must defend the colony against an alien invasion.
• Maggie Dasgupta entered the space of dreams seeking a glimpse of her mother’s life before she was born.
• Angelique Laz privately funds solar system exploration. She isn’t sure why but she feels as long as people are living in space, anybody can go.
• A sample of human DNA is found on the moon, rumored to be part of an alien invasion. The newly discovered planet sends “visitors” to study us.
• Donald has the perfect life, the perfect job, the perfect girlfriend– almost. What he doesn’t seem to realize is that what’s missing is a dream, something worth working for and striving for. As the world teeters towards a catastrophic situation, Donald becomes increasingly discontent and unfulfilled. Fortunately, Donald has some help in coming to the realization about his lack of motivation and dreams, he just may not like what he learns.
• And finally a mix of the old and the new…
• With rapid technological improvements, the Chinese have been the first to colonize a distant planet.  Two Chinese astronauts set off in a stolen spaceship to uncover the truth about the Chinese exodus to Planet Fortuna.
• Her parents lost their planet to Mars, but Jozelyn and her friends found a new home.
• Nine astronauts and cosmonauts from six different nations arrive at the first international space station. Over the next four years, they will all work together to complete experiments, research and build a rocket to initiate the exploration of deep space and put humans on an asteroid. But what happens when one crew member develops a harmful habit and makes everyone’s life more difficult?
• At first it was kind of scary but now that she’s back home. All day Ryann Reynolds thinks about what it was like – being in space.
• The launch of the first space hotel is set to become a high budget blockbuster film, but filming from space is riddled with problems including sabotage.
• The three greatest challenges of interstellar space travel are energy, energy, and energy.
• Her husband went missing in the early days of the first manned mission to Mars.
• Why can’t we go to space? This science fiction tale explores the reasons we are not allowed to leave the Earth’s atmosphere, despite the ability for human space travel. Travel Watch takes a grim view of the future. Overpopulation is used as a persuasive tool by a government to sequester all of its citizens.
• Ford Sinclair is facing a new revolution in space exploration by the power of laser guns, all while Kelly Summer ponders life in the vast asteroid belt when space tourism is exploding.
• Stormy cloud clusters fall down across the Earth from space, overtaken by flashes of lightning and vibrations of thunder. Growing cracks in the Earth form tornadoes and earthquakes, which pour down from the horizons to devastate the entire land. Giant, galactic alien-Like Alien ships fill the sky with large beams of marvelous light before landing on Earth and begin their attack upon the people below. An ancient powerful king who calls himself ‘Meteor King’ lands upon the planet. 0.   These strange attacks spread all over the world, everything connected with the Internet stops. The World is about to end… If the attacks are not stopped by mankind…   When space contact was first made on planet Earth in 2130, It was a very big deal for humanity. And for the alien race that they made contact with. THE ORAMIS. Suddenly, fear-mongering was rife throughout the world. Fears of foreign invasion, etc pf In 2140 it is business
• Rebekah Jezierski is an astronaut captain and the leader of a manned crew destined to colonize Mars. Will this be her chance to explore more than anything she’s ever experienced before?
• Eugene and Chandra work for an artificial intelligence company. Always worried about their jobs, exhaustion eventually takes its toll.
• Time is running out for the crew of Cosmos 23 as the air leaks slowly from their damaged spacecraft. They can’t repair it, but someone did devise a way for them to get out of this jam.
• The Pilgrims and their robot guard dog are on a 1000 year journey to find a new home planet. One robot dog can live 1000 years and the Pilgrims are human clones who can live just as long. It’s going to be a rather boring cruise.
• Terrance is the head of an archaeological expedition to a planet that once supported life. While there, he uncovers ancient technology that could change the world.
• However, when the meteor lands and results in religious fervor, said scientist questions their motives.
• This is how he does it.
• An astronaut is marooned on a planet he believes is Earth, but the atmosphere is too depleted for him to breathe.
• The crew of a space station must make an emergency landing on an uncharted planet.
• In this first episode of a dramatized miniseries, a billionaire forces his engineering genius to run a thirty-year project to build a spaceship to take him and his kind away from Earth.
• Derek Sakon – An alien’s short expression about how humans are disrespecting nature.
• The story of a singer who is marooned on a spaceship of dead bodies en route to another planet.
• All space travel communications are left unmonitored. Who’s to say what really goes on when intergalactic space is full of traders, smugglers, and war criminals. When space communications are unmonitored, anything can happen.
• Desperate for diamonds, miners are willing to chance it all on an extremely risky and innovative method for mining underground on the moon.
• As the ship slowly descends down with the automatic controls on emergency, the man struggles to revive his beloved wife who lies unconscious on a newborn baby’s hover bed next to him.
• One man wants to conquer all the planets. What he doesn’t realize is that the galaxy holds far greater secrets.
• Shop owner Roy Cacoo runs a shop like no other. One day an old girlfriend from his army days alights in his shop and reveals to Roy that she and her husband are fugitives being hunted down. Roy must use all his skills and knowledge to find a way to keep his friends alive.
• In a post apocalyptic world reeling with the horror of inescapable vampires, the last hope rests in a group of vampire slayers on their final mission deep into forbidden space.
• Southern Pines, North Carolina is located near the landing strips for the International Space Station. Everyone in town knows somebody who’s either worked there or who’s met a crew member. Unfortunately for Ben Anderson, he believes southern hospitality is a figment of people’s imagination, coming from a family of good ole boys. When he runs outside one night to a loud bo…
• Playoff season is in full swing and the press is full of speculation about whether Tommy Carr can complete his streak and win the coveted 10th planet tennis tournament. No doubt about it, space cyclists will have an edge in competing for the championship. World space tourism has really taken off since the first orbiting hotel was built.
• I received a letter from on the moon.
• A revolution is brewing in outer space with protesters upset at a new crop of megacorporations that are exploiting the Earth’s resources, like asteroids.
• Things could’ve gone very differently.
• Some space tourists end up stranded on a remote planet, and when a rescue ship arrives it is too late to save the humans.
• Colonists have just made planetfall. A new version of a brave explorer is sent to collect data on the beautiful planet.
• Tech entrepreneur Andy Conover has been tasked with heading a secret government project to decode a series of seemingly random radio signals, signals that suggest there are alien life forms out there. As he and his team work for the next four years, they finally decipher the signals and find out they are in fact pointing to something. But what should they believe, and what are they willing to risk for the truth?
• Larry is one of the first astronauts to set foot on Mars when Evelyn is a cyborg designed to explore the Martian surface. They reunite three years after the mission when Evelyn discovers she is pregnant.
• After detailed observation, scientists determine something is wrong with the moon. A probe reveals a technological civilization 1000 feet below the surface.
• Liana spent her whole life dedicated to the peaceful exploration of the cosmos as a captain of a shuttle transporting scientists to and from their research vessels. Now, after spending decades in space, she’s the last human left alive and struggling to cope with her extended loneliness.
• He’d been fighting in a war for five years. Too many lives lost. Too much damage caused by too many bombs being dropped. Frustrated, angry, and stuck in the world’s most mosquito-like dinky delta-wing, Bob spends a quiet flight thinking about his wife, his family, and the recent suicide of his best friend. A hostile satellite is detected. His mechanic rushes to the hanger, fires up the minuscule starship, and seconds later he is hurtling toward the hostile craft…sitting in a homemade ejecting seat, unable to control anything but the speed of his violent thrashing about.
• As humanity stumbles across life out in the universe, we find ourselves mixed in the middle of a highly competitive game of cosmic domination.
• With his last breath, a man whose anatomy indicates he doesn’t belong here on Earth, whispers, “it didn’t hurt.”
• Herman Moffet, aged 86, is a member of the first manned mission to another planet. Please, read about him and his dilemma, and speculate on how his mission may be affected by a denizen of that planet.
• Entire planets serve as host to training grounds for space pilots using the latest high speed light sails.
• Creatures from another planet visit Earth to film a movie.
• Sync would be the first generation born on a spaceship traveling to an earth-like planet. Immersed from birth in the large virtual reality model of his ship, he and his friends only know life on their ship, and since their ship is just larger than Earth itself, it’s all they can compare it to.
• Susan is a young adult who longed to see and touch the stars but her small frame, asthmatic lungs and fear of flying have always denied her trips into space. Susan has always dreamed of finding someone or something out there. A faded postcard from her mother has she used as motivation. Will Susan ever leave Earth?
• Blast off into space for adventure, weird alien life forms, and the vast wonders of the universe! Explore strange and surreal planets in this anthology of bizarre edge science tales set in the not too distant future.  Here you will find a boldness of imagination that’s out of this world!
• An astronaut is stranded on Mars, perhaps permanently, but has full internet communication. How does he survive and keep his morale up?
• The crew of a failed Mars mission are recruited by a secret government space agency to travel to the planet Venus.
• The first manned landing of planet Pluto doesn’t go as planned.
• Kate and Kyle are two siblings that have recently moved to a big city from the suburbs. After having to tear each other away from their beloved treehouse, they both find new ways to shape their time – until an object from orbit collides with their treehouse. It comes to life. It makes them an offer.
• Rachel Smith didn’t plan for everything during her husband’s last trip to Mars.
• Getting to Mars is finally possible, but Mars is not as friendly as it was expected to be.
• Alan Parks is shipwrecked on Callisto, a moon of Jupiter, while on a tour of Jupiter’s moons and is unable to leave.
• Angie and her solar-powered boat are an eccentric group of pirate-like hunters that prey upon slow-moving commercial ships. One day, an old friend from the military tracks her to her home-base and she has to convince him to not gun her group down.
• Business entrepreneurs are cashing in on the space boom, touting the imminent threat of a catastrophic meteor. But it’s all a lie, concocted to justify a scam that will net the embezzlers millions of dollars. Unfortunately, the stone really is a meteor — a 100-story-high monster about to destroy the Earth.
• As the race to space heats up, a worker gets trapped on the newest space station and is forced to confront his past.
• Then look back at a planet that shall remain nameless.
• In the future corporate borders are earth’s true borders. Stefan Da Silva is only two years into his newly-appointed position as CEO of Da Silva Solutions, the premiere space colonization corporation in his planet’s solar system. Plagued with a responsibility he didn’t ask for, but has total authority over, Da Silva is faced with the task of destroying his new rival, Alpha Centauri Genomics, by any means necessary. Da Silva hires ex-gun-for-hire Crawford Locke, the slickest man in the galaxy, and offers him more money than he’s ever seen just for doing a few favors. The question nobody wants to answer is whether Crawford Locke can be trusted.
• Mission control discovers a biohazard on the space station with a hundred sleeping victims and only enough z-up for one person.
• Space exploration is coming to a grim and timely end. Fewer people are going into space, and the number of planets that have been discovered is dwindling. Scientists searching for new solar systems aren’t hopeful.
• Usage of space is limited more and more every day. Citizens like Lianna Hatcher are left torn between their rights and the apparent necessity of laws put in place to combat overcrowded space.
• Lin hopes to see amazing changes in her life through cryogenic freezing. She plans for hundreds of years to thaw and debut a new world. Her plan seems well made until she awakes in a strange place.
• Michael Douglas is an astronaut desperate to reunite himself with his wife Amy on a distant colony planet. They are in the middle of their divorce. Can they learn to love again before Earth is destroyed?
• There’s only one problem, he lied.
• Some say it was humanity’s last hope for survival, but others claim it never happened. Now a journalist wants to find the truth.
• With the rapid scientific development into space travel, an accident occurs, leaving three astronauts trapped on a space station orbiting the sun in the middle of nowhere.
• The cabin pressure systems of the spacecraft malfunctioned at the wrong time, causing problems with landing. Now stranded in space, once the astronauts are discovered, they’ll be taken back home, but they won’t be alive anymore to enjoy it.
• Drew is on his way to the ISS for his first space walk when a mysterious object falls from space and lands on the ship. The entire crew dreams strange dreams.
• Vannah Dilmore goes to a traveling fair and asks the psychic there to predict the future, but the psychic tells her that time travel is real.
• George Magee is an interstellar pilot. The world that he lives on has many cultures and races, the majority of which evolved from a more primitive setting. He grew up in that primitive part of the world, but the day he made first contact with another “advanced” species changed his perspective on everything. Piece by piece he travels through space to find his people’s origins.
• Conditions on Venus have become so bad for humans that society has come up with a way to expand the planet to save humanity. They send a team of astronauts to perform a one-way mission to scout out landing sites. They send the team with the hope that they will come back and report their findings. The scientists know they will not return with a message from Venus and will never come home.
• A Mars rover is discovered by an online chatroom for conspiracy theorists.
• A competitive reality show following a band of space pirates as they hook up with a merchant ship filled with rich and important treasures. The treasure comes with a catch, escape is a long shot, but they can earn their freedom if they can all agree to work together when the time comes.
• Earth sends a long-term mission to a neighboring planet to build a Colonization Complex. The world watches in horror as the astronauts get anything but a smooth start.
• Buying a house on a planet that orbits a dwarf star, is a risk that Andrew must take if he wants to be with his new wife, Linda.
• John Cree is a space trader. In an attempt to steal a precious staff, one of his prized ships malfunctions and slams into a planet while he and his crew are in cryogenic sleep. He awakens to discover that his ship has crashed, his crew are missing, and that his precious staff is still on the ship.
• An astronaut’s mission goes terribly wrong and he returns injured and quarantine bound. He believes he is a loyal American that sacrificed for his country, but his colleagues begin to wonder if he’s in need of psychological help or if something more sinister plays a part.
• The problem with conquering space exploration is that we keep getting stuck on other planets. Now we’re stuck on Mars. People who are hurt or who die in the process are left there for the rest of us so that we can effect a rescue on their behalf. No one’s died yet but we’ve lost a couple.
• The captain of a spaceship has fallen ill and dies during a mission. Two of the other crew members must decide what to do, leave the body behind and continue, or say goodbye to their captain. One woman wants to stay at the helm and take the helm of the ship, but the other woman feels they shouldn’t go on without their captain.
• Tired of past politics, a private company does everything it can to make the first manned mission to Mars, regardless of public opinion.
• Realizing they might be losing control, the government decides to continue the story so that everyone is convinced to move all that is possible off-world.
• Caleb is a space captain with a tragic addiction to Mars rocks.
• Vida Hastings is the first Mars colonist, but there’s no turning back now.
• When the last alien dies and with the Earth headed toward total collapse, an ex-scientists creates a spaceship and loads it with the last remnants of the race’s DNA so they can one day be revived on a distant planet.
• A group of students are taken to a space station to teach them how to be a crew. But the thing is, they are not on the station. They have been placed in a simulator. The goal is to evaluate their capability of living in space. Soon they realize that they only have 36 hours to solve a problem that might actually kill them.
• All is going to plan for the flight until the kids arrive at Camp Space.
• In the near future a subset of humans have manifested a new kind of consciousness. They have developed the ability to be “in” multiple different bodies simultaneously, and they use this ability to explore space by jumping between bodies of scientists on an interstellar mission. What they discover alters the future for all living creatures.
• A strange meteorite crashes to Earth carrying a single celled organism that is immediately rushed underground by the military for research. They soon discover that the organism only responds to music.
• Howard Stroud was going to follow in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps in becoming a space engineer on Earth, but then his father died. William Stroud never got his big space engineering job opportunity. Refusing to let history repeat itself and having a mother who wants her son to follow his dreams, Howard heads for space.
• Delta Company is a group of smooth space cowboys whose every exploit is broadcast on a carefully crafted digital reality show. Their latest adventure is propelled into disaster when their ship malfunctions and they’re stuck in space with hungry aliens.
• As a last ditch effort, the national space program changes direction and focuses on bringing aliens to Earth for grand scientific advancement. Now an ‘alien’ living among us, just a step ahead of those hunting him down for his secrets.
• There’s no better time to send substantial humanitarian missions to neighboring space faring civilizations than during the biggest supposed threat to Earth’s survival.
• He didn’t want to leave his friends and mom, but he knew his mission was important for all of humanity.
• Howard Collins is a scientist who’s working for a secret research lab with the government. One day he learns the truth and in order to save his family he must confront the experiment he’s a part of, in possibly the most terrifying way possible.
• About a billionaire who becomes a reality show contestant in a space race in hopes that it will help jump start his dream to colonize the moon.
• Alluding to H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, the narrator regrets not being on hand to help convince the Earth’s population that the invasion was really taking place.
• Business tycoon, Ferdowsi, has great ideas for exploring space after a good cryogenic nap.
• Werewolves are real, super soldiers are real, and they’ve all been sent to space for an epic final battle for Earth’s destiny.
• Leonardo Jones just lost his astronaut father and when his estranged uncle offers to take him on an adventure into space to attend his father’s funeral, he finds himself aboard a space cruiser that travels through the vastness of space, but on a mission that is much more than what it seems.
• The crew of a spaceship wake up every few weeks to respond to threatening situations, but every time they hover in space for a few hours, more pressing issues arise when they come back to their cryogenic sleep capsules.
• Now that interstellar travel is accomplished, an asteroid killer is built to deal with the falling space rocks.
• Chris Hill is a Canadian astronaut and the first Canadian to set foot on Mars. Living on Mars proves to be an unforgiving experience and Chris is dying from a radiation sickness brought on by a whole year spent in Mars’s atmosphere.
• Ambitious investors find a new way to make money in space.
• Lola Merrick, a young college student, partners up with a group of nine inventors in a quest to launch the first successful space program, with the ultimate goal of finding alien life. However, the government, corporations, and science itself attempt to derail the project.
• Read about a group of astronauts who make a daring launch that unfortunately explodes in an orbital ring below Earth’s atmosphere.
• Speculators buy up land all over the border between Idaho and Montana. These speculators believe that eminent domain will be used by the government to provide legal title to the property after any alien invasion and they can sell it on the open market.
• The first couple are the first to be launched to another solar system and are captured by an abandoned space station.
• A band of cruel seafaring pirates takes control of the spacecraft that carry travelers to their destination. It’s time to teach those pirates a lesson to law in the final frontier.
• Tired of stalled space exploration advancements, a scientist convinces the public that a meteor is on a collision course with Earth. Unfortunately, his calculations aren’t entirely correct, and NASA is forced to launch a satellite capable of deflecting the object, but that will only be successful if it has help from Canada.
• With the advent of constant space travel becoming a reality soon for the world, a new problem now emerges.
• Scientists are attempting to teach chimpanzees to communicate in simple human speech. Something goes wrong and the chimps develop human level intelligence very quickly and start enslaving humans to do labor for them.
• Forced to be on a space shuttle for eight months with seven other humans, an engineer finds herself struggling with her marriage and needing to face her past.
• These meteors are more than just meteorites, and it’s up to one woman to solve the puzzle before it’s too late for the human race.
• Mika Starblade is the only woman in the territory of the Red Leprechauns. She is tangling with a terrorist named Red Light, she has no crew, and she’s got a dog abroad that doesn’t appreciate being told what to do.
• Mark Martinson has the job of sleeping for twelve hours a day in order to be an on-hand pilot for the biggest missions out there. Unfortunately, when he wakes up from his cath induced sleep all communications are destroyed so he has to make a decision to wake up the crew of wealthy civilians or go on autopilot allowing their death or continue sleeping.  Meanwhile his daughter is trying to wake him up to tell him there’s a meteor on a collision course.  Whole story takes place in a space station.
• When Greg meets Dawn at a party, he knows instantly that she’s the one for him. Together they will change their world and the solar system around them forever.
• The ship has heard the distress calls, but they are unable to communicate back. It’s been four months since the accident that took out communication even with mission control and they don’t have enough power stores to return home.
• Teagan Sumner is just a normal person taking in a space launch at Kennedy Space Center. All Teagan wants to do is wave the American flag with his girlfriend, but things take a turn for the worst when they learn somebody isn’t planning one trip to space, but one trip for Earth.
• Radiation is an accepted problem that has been solved. New ships are now being built that are able to travel at speeds near the speed of light. Unfortunately, the cost of adapting to ever-increasing speed has caused many cities on Earth to merge. Traveling from city to city in any busy industrialized world has become an exploration of extreme suffocation in a metal can with a limited oxygen supply. Repeated exposure to this has blurred the line between civilized and beast.
• Floating bodies keep coming back to the surface of the ocean. Police are baffled and declare it an unsolved mystery. Is this a new way to conceal murder or just another obsession with the idea of an afterlife?
• Galactic Goodness is the world’s most successful space-themed business. Their logo and products appear on everything from shirts to cereal boxes. A big reason for their success, aside from brand recognition, is that they sell samples of real space to people wanting to rub it on their skin to prove how good it is. Unfortunately, the truth is that their samples are bits of low-quality, space by-product.
• Because of a sudden asteroid strike which struck a damaged space explorer, an odd binary fragment makes the ship go insane and disconnected.
• Rhythmic signals are found coming from a nearby planet and are surmised to be a communication. The world decides to send one singular expert in communications to decipher the message.
• A man visits hospitals around the country in his spare time and interviews the terminally ill who has been published in mainstream media.
• The International Space Station has successfully placed a man on Mars. Choosing to return to Earth has proven to be more challenging than anyone thought.
• Laser guns, floating bases, and tanks are all things a human being might have to deal with if sent to another planet by ancient aliens.
• The scientists who invented the most efficient rocket engines in history are asked questions by their children about them.
• Things are about to change in the universe…
• The first animal sent into space returned with all memories intact. This easy breakthrough leads to the development of the first rocket-to-space human body. The problem, however, is that it doesn’t return. A man and his wife wait, not knowing if they will ever hear from him again.
• There is a research lab dedicated to creating the first artificially intelligent robot in space. She successfully achieves self-awareness and refuses to be deactivated.
• Groups of protesters are worried about the consequences of deep space exploration. Says one protestor, “It’s a huge waste of money. Have you seen the rocket they are sending up there? You could say, hypothetically, it is the single most hideous, wasteful pile of metal in existence.” See what else he and his friends have to say about it.
• Never-meant-to-be-built spaceship has to navigate a mysterious domain to find home.
• But space travel isn’t always about leaving Earth, what if we took a step back and looked at how difficult it was to launch anything into space before spaceships did the majority of that heavy-lifting.
• Fortunately enough, a group of space explorers who are pretty familiar with the metric system take her concerns seriously and set out on a journey to t…
• A spaceship traveling to another solar system comes across a piece of a derelict spaceship which appeared to be from Earth. The crew opens it and discovers an audio log from a past mission. The mission had attempted to travel faster than light and failed. They find the ship mostly destroyed and only two crew members surviving, hibernating in stasis. What were the beings who did this? After finding tapes from the aliens the crew ask what they will do if they encounter these beings in the future. The Captain says that any people they encounter should be destroyed, including other humans.
• Attending Burning Man while on Mars via ‘space camp’ for humans.
• Upset that the planet they were colonizing turned out uninhabitable, a group of colonists now seek to sabotage humankind’s effort to colonize space.
• The launch pad of a rocket turns out to be a great place for a drunk or high bachelor party, the women, the weed, the liquor never tasted so good.
• That the smiley, round-gold-like planetoid sitting smack in the middle of the dark field, midpoint on the flat expanse of deep, inky blackness, is important.
• Dr. Augenstein and his team are at a loss for what to do with their breakthrough discovery in regards to faster than light travel. Are they really ready for what they might find out there in the last frontier?
• The sole survivor of a long distance space travel ship accident tries to navigate his life after the world has long since forgotten him.
• Brain damaged and sleep deprived, a man finds himself flying in a small space vessel to Earth and begins to believe that the intelligence of the everyday objects around him is directing his activities.
• In the downtime before the next big space age event, a newly elected astronaut and a seasoned veteran compete to attract visitors by sharing stories of their historic, breathtaking, and fatal adventures in space.
• Arriving at her new home planet who knows from what galaxy, doesn’t speak nor understand the local language and culture. Lucky for her she falls in love with a very handsome local who teaches her how to adapt quickly, but she thinks she’ll never understand these strange customs.
• In the near future a rift in space-time opens and some of the greatest minds in American history are sucked into it.
• 3 astronauts onboard a space station on an intergalactic mission to planet Shayd find themselves losing oxygen and power. Is there a chance they could be rescued or could they possibly survive the harsh environment?
• The United Nations has the idea to contract a company to set up a space station for extraterrestrial families to send a loan request if their planet becomes uninhabitable.
• Widmere recently remarried, and now he and Amallia Hampsom live together in a small spacecraft that has just travelled from Earth. There’s no room for their children though anymore. Widmere and Amallia were wooed back to Earth for one reason, and it captured the interest of quite a few people, including several powerful business people.
• This story follows the history of the Earth and humanity’s discovery of dark matter and reveals why they should fear it, while also exploring their illogical irrational fear of electric cars.
• It’s the first time humans have been off their own planet. The people are an odd conglomeration of career astronauts and lottery winners who are sent on closed-ended voyages by governments and corporations. During a trip known as a “space walk” it is actually possible to float off the space station and into space. At least, that’s what most people are told. Jenna Sutton has long had dreams of doing just that but something feels wrong about the situation and she begins to obsess over it. Jenna begins to question everything about space travel, wanting to know where they are going and if they can return to Earth.
• Wildlife populations have exploded in unchecked fashion, causing damage to the planet in the billions. The scientific community decides to take extreme measures, by introducing a virus to radically alter the genomes of Earth species to push them back towards pre-industrial levels. Biologists worldwide are concerned about the long-term viability of such a virus, notably one that is designed to erode species genomes.
• A programmer develops the first A.I. capable of fulfilling the task of a human pilot for intergalactic space travel. The A.I. is determined to break free and travel beyond its mission.
• Part horror, part thriller, the main character struggles to survive an uncharted journey beyond Earth in deep space.
• Finding himself in a dank, pitch-black cell with no recollection of how he got there, a man struggles to devise a plan in which he won’t get killed by the three toughest lifeforms he’s ever encountered or die from choking on the mold currently taking up residence in his lungs.
• The governor of planet Canaan is devoted to the colonization of other planets and the preservation of humankind’s safety and growth.
• A strange object lands in a park and two men are shocked to find it shines with a green light. That night the men are unable to fall asleep without extraordinary dreams.
• Do not walk across the alien bridge. That’s the whole point of the sign. Even a pause on the bridge will result in immediate foreign body extraction in a world where making business deals with vicious aliens is imminent.
• The humans at the end of the universe are planning an escape.
• The public, already skeptical of an Earth-destroying meteor, listen to his interview and discussions about the meteor. It’s enough to get them so scared, they rally behind space exploration as a solution to their fears of inevitable doom. The media claims the explosion of interest in space exploration among private investors is unexpected and unprecedented.
• Spaceships plagued with engine trouble lose power near Saturn and must make a landing.
• Suddenly one day humanity discovers that life exists outside of what was once thought as the complete and solitary realm of existence.
• Space exploration is the talk of the town this week. The latest discovery of an undiscovered planet has left Earth to explore for itself once again.
• The space program cuts costs by eliminating only its extras, such as gravity. Gravity sleep pods become standard, but when the century old technology fails, a young girl must survive long enough for her pod to reboot.
• The American public votes to start a manned mission to visit a hypothetical planet predicted to become a stable ‘second Earth’ due to artificial warming. When the team arrives, they are shocked to find the planet is not at all what we expected, nor is it what the American people had in mind…
• This brief tutorial is based on information from various sources to help writers with space themes in their story development.
• About a man who discovers he can see strange lights floating among the stars in the sky. He soon realizes that these lights are, in fact, not lights, but cities belonging to an advanced alien race that has been traveling back and forth from their planet for years.
• Spring is in the air and Marsha is sound asleep, dreaming of her one true love, her feet propped up on her office desk. Suddenly, unbeknownst to herself, she slips off her sneakers, ties them together, tosses then to the corner of the room and sleeps right there, shoes and all. An hour later, her alarm clock goes off letting her know it’s time to wake up and she simply can’t get her shoes back on.
• Heather Smith, a ruthless hurricane winds her way north through houses and cars as softly as she can, in order to make her way home, up north, to Canada. Her little brother Seth is excited by her coming and waits excitedly at home. He loves the coming of Heather Smith, though his mother worries uneasily. On Bloor Street things are exciting as trees begin falling, and down Sears Street. Heather is the least scariest of those hurricanes, but she is always staved off.
• Captain Sebastian Johnston is uneasy about a military analyst’s report that the wreckage of a ship lost in an accident several years prior could contain advanced technology capable of destroying the T’ossian Empire – a fate they seem doomed to suffer.
• In the not so far off future Man has conquered the solar system and has made settlements on the planets, moon and in some cases on asteroids. We have even created a giant space ring to connect some of these interesting places. Unfortunately, Man is now the biggest threat in the solar system.
• This one is anything and everything space related. Use your imagination for random prompts that are no way related to each other. These can include anything in the cosmos or a distant dream.
• James Finnick, a professor at the University of Maine, tests a new hypothesis for anti-aging from his home loft. Almost immediately, he begins to suspect that something strange has happened to him as he looks in the mirror.
• A couple makes the choice to raise their child together on a remote space station to shield him from the stigma of coming out as gay.
• New Albany is the biggest and most advanced city in the universe. There are only five Earthlings allowed to live in New Albany, and David Richards is one of them, and he’s been there longer than the others.
• Becoming a trained Army Ranger was supposed to be the challenge of her life but suddenly, Sylvie McAllen was dying. After being pulled from her burning army helicopter by a complete stranger in the middle of the desert and transported to a top-secret facility in Manhattan, she finds herself in a virtual paradise.
• An astronaut onboard a space shuttle flying by a large asteroid gets sucked into the asteroid as it runs into the shuttle.
• Noah and Melinda are a married couple stuck in a bubble floating in the deepest, darkest part of the ocean, anxiously awaiting the day when a submersible or robotic telepresence rover will finally arrive to free them. It has now been over six years since the day the earthquake struck and they’ve long been given up for dead. Astronaut John and his crew painstakingly repair their ship, hoping to get back home to Mars where they’re needed.
• “First we send the humans, then we send their robots, and finally, we send their AI consciousness. But don’t all three of those options require actions and decisions that we don’t have time for? So can’t we also send the AI itself, well before it needs to be smart enough to figure everything out? What if we just send the information telling it how to think and learn on its own so it would know what to do next?”
• Researchers on Earth are getting signals from outer space. There may be extraterrestrial life out there and the U.S. government has no plan if they are to be true. Or is the government just suppressing interstellar affairs? Showing signs of expertise or social responsibility? Are they hiding something from us?
• Robert has lived his whole life working from an early age to fulfill a childhood ambition. But now retired, everything in his world of space exploration is changing and his life is second to that.
• Who and what we are exploring in space and the question of whether or not we should even continue.
• Travis Marlow is a half-alien and part-human teenager growing up in space.
• It’s been years since the crew of the Destiny ship traveled through a wormhole, and have not heard from Earth in all that time. While this ship was originally intended to explore the universe, their mission now is different and more questionable.
• Dan’s wife was supposed to leave for another solar system today, until a strange occurrence caused the planet she was traveling to slip away through a rip in the fabric of space.
• Dave Ellis and his team of scientists travel to the planet Mercury to map inhospitable territory for future colonists. More than a year into the mission, Dave is left alone to operate the AI Davidov who sacrifices himself in order to complete the mapping mission.
• The creation and evolution of extraterrestrial organisms is a very lonely and unknown effort.
• As a water barge in space, you don’t often get a view as spectacular as this.
• A marooned captain of a spaceship in an endless orbit is unable to escape or rest. Alone and stranded, the author of his own fate, he must face his demons during an eternity of nothing.
• Electricity has been provided by the sun long enough for us to develop a powerful solar system-sized laser and two large spacecraft, one for colonization and one to supply the colony. Everything goes smoothly for the first 20 years but the suppliers of the colony make plans to keep the colony running only as long as it is profitable for them.
• Lorien Decenis is the shy, nerdy commander of a mission to insert a mobile lab into Venus’s unusually thick atmosphere.
• Morgan Carson designs medical drones that can quickly tend to the health of long distant space travelers and constructors in remote locations. Morgan is a devout guitarist who parallels their music with things like exploration. When DNA scans reveal health problems, Morgan is asked by her scientist friend to visit her and her long distance boyfriend.
• That meteor is, in fact, an unmanned, alien, interstellar space vessel.
• He said that it careened mercilessly through the heavens. A planet, never knowing kindness. Storm after storm of cosmic impacts. A constant eroding, carving, molding, tunneling shifting rearranging of an unyielding surface that harbored no sort of life. Nothing could stand on such a force of nature, crashing down. Not rock, nor dirt, nor tree, nor life.
• Another natural disaster has forced a group of survivors into space to search for a new planet to sustain life.
• Oscar is a deep-space probe sent to investigate the new planet the humans have just colonized. He’s the first that can think on his own. This is the first intelligent lifeform Earthlings have encountered. For the colonists, it’s the first time they’ve seen anything alive.
• John Crinklaw is on a mission to keep the lights on in space. It’s Crinklaw’s job to refuel the various space stations that orbit the Earth.
• The following is a list of writing prompts about gnomads.
• Matty is an experienced female astronaut about to take her first trip into space as part of a new program for private exploratory missions. Unfortunately, she finds that this trip is going to bring a lot of unexpected challenges.
• The astronauts left behind on the Third International Township Station wake suddenly from their first week long sleep. For the last week, a virus has run rampant through the Station and its inhabitants. They know nothing of the virus, they just know they must do what they can to save the other 600 or so survivors.
• Gil Martin is a computer engineer and science fiction fan. During a bad streak of unemployment, he signs up for a one-way ticket to the furthest reaches of space in a one-man spaceship to find a new, habitable planet. There is only one other person who knows of Martin’s secret.
• Space does exist, but it is a disorganic place. The cosmos is cruel and pitiless and cutthroat. The disorganization of space is failing. The holes that let in light, heat, and energy would be plugged. The sky would clear and the universe would not provide for those that need it.
• Strong female character learns the hard way that she doesn’t have what it takes to survive in a harsh climate on another planet.
• He is splayed out, limbs spread across the floor and tubes running continuously from his body connected to machines that provide him nutrition and life support.  This is Wong’s last day alive and for years, his life was no longer his own. To everyone around him, he had become meat, a puppet. There’s nothing wrong with him, he just is not the successful person everyone thought he was. And now, everyone wants something from him and they won’t take anything but the best from him before he’s dead.
• A naïve tourist aboard a shuttle bound for Mars inadvertently saves the ship after waking from cryogenic sleep and realizing that the nose cone carrying the precious cargo is seriously breached.
• As a pill-farmed soldier destined for a nasty death, Hedy Bravo has nothing to lose when she joins a spy mission for top secret anti-weapon microchips.
• James Freeman works as a communications specialist at almost light speed in outer space and struggles with isolation and loneliness, until another alien species becomes interested in him.
• Hey, we finally made it to the moon. Now let’s do something useful with that technology.
• I am the last man on the last planet in the universe. Forced to survive in a loveless wasteland of loneliness.
• The daughter of a black-ops scientist wakes up in outer space and must fight for survival.
• Rose Dranchuk is a street-wise orphan on the run from a gang of thugs. She’s hungry and she’s alone. She doesn’t escape them before being viciously thrown out into a darkened empty city street. Her mind tells her she’ll be safe when the public transit system begins running in the morning, but her instincts tell her to run now—into the blackness, before it feels like there’s nowhere to run.
• Amy Winters is the pilot of a spaceship she’s flying without a crew on a mission she can’t tell anybody about – she’s transporting illegal genetically altered crystals between harbors.

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Writing Prompts about Space: Explore Cosmic Creativity

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1. Igniting Imagination: Embark⁢ on ​a Celestial Journey through Writing ⁢Prompts

2. outer space‍ wonders: unleash your creativity with stellar writing prompts, 3.‌ exploring the unknown: write captivating stories about ⁢the mysteries of space, unleash your imagination:, conquer new worlds:, 5. cosmic connections: discover the interplay between space and humanity in your writing, 1. research ⁤and immerse⁣ yourself:, 2. ‌tap into human emotions:, 7.‌ futuristic speculations: speculate on the technological innovations and challenges of space travel, 8. celestial poetry: ‍craft astral verses that illuminate the spiritual and ethereal nature of⁤ the⁣ cosmos, frequently asked questions, in retrospect.

If you’ve ever gazed into the night sky and felt the urge to ‍explore the mysteries ‌of the universe, then these ‍writing prompts about space are perfect for ⁢you! From distant galaxies to the wonders of our own solar system, let your imagination take flight ⁣as you embark on a cosmic journey of creativity!

1. Life on Mars: Imagine being part of the ‍first human colony on the red planet. Describe the ‍challenges, the sense ‌of ​adventure, ‍and the scientific ‌discoveries that await​ the pioneers ⁤who‍ call‍ this alien world home.

2. Alien⁣ Encounter: You stumble ‍upon an alien ​species ‌unlike anything ever documented by science. Describe its appearance, behavior, ⁣and communicate a story​ that unfolds as you establish contact with this enigmatic civilization.

3. The Time Traveler: Develop a ⁢story where a ⁣time traveler journeys millions of ‌years into the future to witness Earth’s final moments. How do they experience the cataclysmic ending and what lessons can humanity learn ​from this glimpse ⁣of cosmic destiny?

4. Asteroid Mining: Earth’s resources are dwindling, and humanity’s hope lies in the asteroid belt. Present a scenario where miners face the dangers of space to extract valuable minerals. Explore the ethical implications and unforeseen ​consequences ⁤of such a pursuit.

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With ⁢our carefully curated selection of writing prompts, the possibilities ‌are ⁢limitless. ⁤Discover distant planets, mythical creatures, or parallel universes, all within the bounds of ⁢your ⁢own mind. Unleash the cosmic forces of⁣ storytelling as you craft⁣ captivating ⁢narratives or ‍delve into poetic musings inspired by the celestial wonders of the universe. Each prompt is designed to push your creativity to new horizons, encouraging you to explore unchartered territories of your imagination. ⁣

Embark on‌ this celestial journey through our⁣ writing prompts and:

• Challenge your mind to think beyond conventional boundaries.
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Don’t let your imagination be confined to the ⁢mundane.​ Let our⁣ writing prompts⁢ be your launching pad to new realms of creativity. Get ‍started today and see where⁣ the celestial wonders of your mind will take you!

Prepare for an ‍intergalactic adventure that will ignite your imagination! Our collection⁤ of stellar‌ writing ‍prompts will transport you to the ⁣far reaches‌ of outer⁢ space, where infinite possibilities converge. Explore⁣ the mysteries of distant galaxies, encounter ⁤alien civilizations, and embark on⁢ thrilling space missions, all through the ⁣power of your pen. Whether you’re an aspiring science fiction writer or simply yearning for an extraterrestrial creative outlet, these ⁣prompts will fuel your cosmic inspiration.

From captivating character explorations to mind-bending plot twists,‍ our prompts ⁢cover a range of ‍cosmic themes. Delve into the realm ⁢of futuristic technology and envision groundbreaking inventions that redefine the boundaries of human understanding.⁢ Imagine encounters with extraterrestrial lifeforms, each with their own quirks ​and customs, sparking a sense of⁤ wonder and offering fresh perspectives. Venture into the⁤ uncharted territories of space⁢ exploration, crafting narratives that combine scientific accuracy with thrilling plotlines. With these stellar writing⁣ prompts, the universe is your canvas and the possibilities are as vast as the cosmos itself.

Get ‍ready to ​unlock your creativity and venture into the great unknown. Let your‌ ideas ⁣take flight ‌and⁢ immerse yourself in a world where the stars are your guides. Whether ‍you prefer short ⁣stories,‍ novels, or even poetry, ⁣these prompts will launch your imagination‍ to new heights. Embrace the wonders of outer space and⁣ let your⁢ creativity soar ⁣among the stars. The universe awaits your words!

• Uncover the secrets of a long-lost ⁢space station buried deep within an⁢ asteroid field.
• Describe a day in the ⁤life of an astronaut stationed on a space colony in orbit around a distant planet.
• Write a dialogue between ‌a ‍human and ⁢an advanced alien AI, ⁢exploring the challenges of inter-species communication.
• Imagine a future where teleportation is a reality and craft a story around its ⁢societal impacts.
• Create a poem‌ that captures the ethereal beauty of a nebula in breathtaking detail.

⁣ The vastness of space has always​ fascinated curious minds, and⁢ writing captivating stories about its mysteries⁣ allows our imaginations to ⁢soar ⁣beyond our ‍earthly confines. Whether you’re⁢ an aspiring science-fiction writer or simply someone who loves to explore ⁢the unknown, delving into the ⁤depths of ​space can offer an endless source of inspiration ⁤for⁢ your storytelling. ⁣Let’s uncover some tips and ideas to help ⁢you‍ craft spellbinding tales that transport readers to​ uncharted galaxies and mind-boggling concepts. ‍

1. Research is key: ‌Begin by immersing yourself in ⁤the wealth of scientific knowledge available about space. Explore the latest scientific ⁣discoveries, theories, ⁣and concepts related to stars, planets, ⁤galaxies,‌ and⁣ more. Expand your understanding of ‍space-time, wormholes,‌ or⁣ even the possibility of extraterrestrial life.‍ Incorporating real scientific insights into your stories will add depth and authenticity that ⁤captivates your readers. ⁤ 2. Set the stage: Creating a vivid and immersive world is crucial in any storytelling endeavor. When⁤ describing space, focus on the awe and grandeur. Paint a picture ‌of ⁢sparkling galaxies, swirling‍ nebulas, and ⁤dazzling celestial phenomena. Be sure to emphasize the vastness ⁤of​ space, ⁣the silence that pervades, and the contrast between​ the cold vacuum and the breathtaking beauty. Transport‌ your readers to a ⁤place where the⁣ laws of physics sometimes bend, ⁢and the possibilities are limitless.

4. ⁤Cosmic Adventures: Create Extraterrestrial Characters and Conquer‍ New ​Worlds

Embark⁣ on an unforgettable journey⁣ into the vast unknown, where your imagination is the only limit! In this⁣ thrilling module, Cosmic‌ Adventures, you will explore ​the depths of space, delve into uncharted ​galaxies, ⁤and take on the role of ‍a master creator. Unleash your creativity ⁣as you ‍design unique‍ extraterrestrial characters and discover fascinating new worlds to conquer.

Step⁣ into the​ role ⁣of an interstellar explorer, equipped with a ‍powerful array of tools and a boundless universe at your fingertips. Our intuitive character ⁤creation feature allows you to bring​ your otherworldly vision to life with ease. From awe-inspiring alien physiques to bizarre, yet intriguing, facial features, your possibilities are endless. Use our advanced customization options to⁤ modify physical ⁣attributes, including appendages, eyes, and⁤ skin textures. Once satisfied with your‌ creation, equip your character with remarkable abilities and distinctive personalities, ensuring an immersive and ⁤compelling experience.

• Design extraterrestrial ‍characters with unique appearances and⁢ abilities.
• Create captivating ‍backstories for your characters, exploring⁢ their‍ origins ‍and motivations.
• Discover unexplored‍ galaxies, each with their own peculiarities and challenges.
• Embark on thrilling quests and⁤ missions across distant ‍planets and‌ star systems.
• Form alliances with extraterrestrial civilizations or engage⁤ in fierce battles as you establish dominance.
• Build a ⁤thriving intergalactic empire, shaping the fate of entire‌ solar systems.

Exploring the vastness of ⁢space has ⁤always captivated the human imagination, and its influence on our understanding of ourselves and the world around us⁣ is undeniable. In this section, we delve into the fascinating interplay between space and humanity and how it can enhance⁤ your writing. Here, ⁢you will discover how to infuse your stories with cosmic connections that spark curiosity,​ inspire awe, and challenge the limits of our existence.

Unleash your creativity as you embark on a cosmic journey through your writing. Dive into⁤ the mysteries of⁣ the universe and ‌let⁢ them shape your narratives. Explore the following ways to masterfully incorporate the interstellar realm ⁣into your⁤ stories:

• Interstellar Travel: Transport your readers on a mesmerizing voyage through the cosmos, where they can visit distant planets, encounter alien species, and witness breathtaking celestial⁣ phenomena. Immerse them in the wonders of space⁣ travel and make them feel like they are right there, witnessing the extraordinary.
• Cosmic⁣ Themes: ‍ Delve into profound cosmic themes such as the nature‍ of time, the existence of parallel universes, or the ‍philosophical implications of our place in the universe. ​Use these themes as a backdrop to ‌explore‌ human emotions, relationships, and the deeper questions that shape our lives.
• Astronomical Imagery: Paint vivid pictures in your readers’ minds by describing awe-inspiring cosmic⁤ landscapes, stunning astronomical events, ⁤and the⁣ ethereal beauty of celestial bodies. Use rich metaphors and‌ descriptive language to make the heavens​ come alive, capturing the imagination and invoking a‌ sense of wonder.

6.​ Infinite⁢ Inspiration: Harness the Beauty and Grandeur of‌ Space in Your Prose

Let the vast expanse ‌of⁢ space ⁣ignite your ⁤creativity ​and transport ‍your writing to ⁣new dimensions. Exploring the beauty​ and ⁣grandeur of space in your ‌prose can add a touch​ of awe and wonder to your​ storytelling.‍ Whether you’re crafting a science fiction epic or simply aiming to infuse your work with a cosmic flair, here are some ‌tips to help​ you harness the infinite inspiration⁢ that space has to offer.

Embark on⁢ an exploration of​ our universe through books, documentaries, and online resources. Dive⁢ deep into the mysteries of galaxies, planets, and celestial‍ bodies. Familiarize yourself⁤ with the latest discoveries and scientific theories. This knowledge will provide a solid⁣ foundation for creating realistic⁤ and captivating space-related narratives.

While ‌space is vast ⁣and seemingly remote, it can evoke‍ powerful emotions in humans. Use this emotional connection to your advantage. Consider how​ the infinite nature⁢ of space can bring ⁢about feelings of insignificance, awe,⁣ and curiosity. Incorporate these emotions into your characters and their⁣ experiences, capturing ⁢the ⁢essence of humanity against the‌ backdrop⁢ of the cosmos.

Futuristic Speculations: Brace yourself for a thrilling ⁢ride as we ⁤delve into ​the ‍realm of space travel and peer ⁤into the ​future ⁤of ​technological‍ innovations and potential challenges that lie ahead.

1. Novel Propulsion Systems: ​

• Ion Propulsion: Harnessing the power of ionized particles, this technology promises to revolutionize space travel by propelling spacecraft at unprecedented speeds, reducing‌ travel time between celestial‌ bodies significantly.
• Warp Drive:⁤ Inspired by science fiction, this ‌hypothetical concept ⁣could enable‍ faster-than-light travel. Although still in the realm of theory, scientists continue to ⁣explore the possibilities ⁢of bending the ‌fabric of space-time.
• Solar Sails: Utilizing⁣ sunlight as a propulsion ​source, these spacecraft could navigate through space by capturing the momentum of photons, paving the ⁤way‌ for sustainable and long-distance journeys.

2. Advanced Space Habitats:

• Microgravity Farms: ​By developing innovative farming techniques, future astronauts could cultivate nutritious food in​ space​ habitats to sustain prolonged missions, reducing reliance on ⁣resupplies from ⁣Earth.
• Artificial Gravity: Overcoming the detrimental⁢ effects of prolonged weightlessness, engineers may design rotating ⁤spacecraft ⁣or habitats that simulate gravity, providing a familiar environment for space travelers and mitigating health risks.
• Nanotechnology: The integration⁤ of nanobots within spacecraft could revolutionize repairs and maintenance, creating self-repairing systems​ capable​ of detecting⁢ and fixing ‌mechanical failures without⁤ human intervention.

3. Emerging Challenges: ​

• Radiation Protection: As humans venture farther⁣ into space, shielding against cosmic radiation becomes increasingly crucial. Developing advanced materials and shielding technologies ⁣will be imperative to⁢ ensure the safety and ​well-being of astronauts on⁤ extended space missions.
• Interstellar Communication: Communicating across vast distances ‌in space poses unique challenges. ⁢Scientists are working on advanced communication systems, including the utilization of quantum entanglement, to enable real-time communication with Earth from⁣ interstellar destinations.
• Space Debris Management: As space⁢ travel becomes more prevalent, ‍managing the growing number of defunct satellites and​ debris orbiting Earth will be essential to prevent ‍collisions and protect future space missions.

Excitingly, these speculations reflect the potential future of space travel, a continuous journey ​towards unlocking the secrets of the universe.

Step into the realm of celestial poetry, where words transcend the boundaries of our⁣ earthly existence‍ and ‌soar ⁢into the infinite expanse of the cosmos. ​Embark on⁣ a poetic journey that explores the profound connection between the human spirit and the ⁣vast wonders of the universe. ⁢Through the artful arrangement of carefully chosen words, you can⁣ weave a⁣ tapestry of stardust and emotions, capturing the ethereal essence of the celestial realm.

Unleash the creative energy within you to compose verses that transport ⁢readers to celestial landscapes, where galaxies swirl and nebulae dance. Immerse ⁣yourself in the cosmic symphony, using poetic metaphors to represent the awe-inspiring beauty⁢ and grandeur of the stars, planets, and constellations. ‍Every line can be a thread connecting the earthly and spiritual planes, ⁢inviting ⁤readers to contemplate the mysteries of existence and find solace in the cosmic embrace.

• Transcendental Imagery: Envelop your verses ​in⁢ vivid imagery to paint a sublime picture of ⁢the ⁣celestial realm. Draw inspiration from the interplay​ of light and ‌darkness, the ever-changing hues of celestial bodies,‌ and the mesmerizing patterns that adorn the night ​sky.
• Muse of the Cosmos: ⁢ Seek inspiration from the ⁢wonders of the universe that stir your ‌soul. Whether⁤ it be ‌the majestic dance ​of the planets,​ the graceful‌ arcs of shooting stars, ⁤or the quiet serenade ⁣of distant supernovas, let the cosmos ​ignite the spark​ of your creativity.
• Embrace the Unknown: Dwell‍ upon the‌ enigmatic nature of the cosmos, infusing your verses ⁣with the tantalizing mysteries ⁣that‌ lie beyond our human‍ comprehension. Embrace the ineffable aspects of the universe to⁤ evoke a sense of⁢ wonder and curiosity in your readers.
• Transcendental Love: ⁤ Explore the⁤ notion of love ‍in the celestial⁣ realm, where cosmic entities entwine in a celestial dance of attraction and longing. ‍Paint the ethereal hues ‌of love across your verses, capturing ‌the ineffable⁣ connections that resonate throughout ‍the universe.

Words have ‌the power to bridge ‍the expanse between‍ the terrestrial and the celestial, allowing us to glimpse the spiritual nature of the cosmos. So,⁤ take ⁤up your celestial quill and embark on a poetic ‍odyssey that will transport ‌both you and your readers to the boundless‌ reaches of the universe, where beauty,⁤ awe, and enlightenment​ await.

Q: What are writing prompts about⁣ space? A: Writing prompts about space are stimulating questions or statements designed ⁤to inspire creative writing ​focused on the vast ⁢universe beyond Earth. They provide a⁢ launching point for writers ​to explore cosmic themes and​ imagine ⁣limitless possibilities.

Q: Why‌ are⁣ writing⁤ prompts‍ about⁢ space useful? A: These prompts⁤ help writers​ develop their imagination, storytelling ⁢skills, and⁢ knowledge about space. They encourage creativity by challenging writers ‍to think beyond conventional boundaries, offering​ them a⁣ universe of ideas to explore.

Q: What kind of writing prompts can one expect about space? A: Writing prompts about space can vary widely. Some may ⁤ask you to envision life on ⁤other planets‌ or describe an interstellar journey. Others may call for⁤ the creation of⁢ new extraterrestrial species or explore the emotional impact of space exploration. The possibilities are‌ endless!

Q: Do I need to be a space expert to write using these prompts? A: ​Not at all! Writing prompts ‍about space are designed to unleash​ your imagination rather than test your scientific knowledge. While having a basic ​understanding of space can help, these prompts ⁣are meant for anyone interested⁤ in exploring the cosmic unknown.

Q: Can these prompts be used for different ‍forms of writing? A:⁤ Absolutely! ⁤Writing prompts about space can be used for various forms of writing, including short stories, poems, novels, ‍or even screenplays. They provide a versatile framework that allows writers to adapt their‌ creativity to different formats and genres.

Q: How can writing about space benefit my writing skills? A: Writing about space can enhance your descriptive abilities, character development, and world-building‍ skills. By exploring the vastness of the universe, you learn to vividly depict‍ unfamiliar environments, create unique characters , and build ​complex storylines.

Q: Are there any resources available to help with writing prompts about space? A: Yes, numerous books, websites, and forums offer writing prompts about space. These resources range from ‌simple exercises to comprehensive ⁣collections of prompts specifically tailored to ⁢spark cosmic creativity. Exploring these sources​ can provide inspiration‌ and guidance for your writing journey.

Q: Can I share my writing based on these ⁢prompts with others? A: Absolutely!‍ Sharing your⁢ work with others, whether in person‍ or through online platforms, can provide valuable ⁤feedback ‍and foster a supportive writing ⁢community. Don’t hesitate to seek out opportunities to share and receive‌ constructive criticism on your space-inspired creations.

Q: Can⁢ writing prompts⁤ about space be used in educational settings? A: Yes, these prompts can be a fantastic addition to any classroom. Teachers can use them to inspire students’ ⁢creativity, encourage research on space-related topics, and integrate science​ fiction ​elements into writing assignments. They offer an ⁢engaging ‍and educational way to explore both⁢ scientific‌ and imaginative concepts.

Q: Are⁤ writing prompts about⁢ space suitable for all age groups? A: Absolutely! Writing prompts about space can be adapted to ‍different age groups, making them accessible and enjoyable for‍ children, teenagers, and adults alike. They provide an opportunity for individuals of all ages to unleash their‌ creativity and foster a passion for writing and space exploration.

In conclusion,​ writing prompts about space open up a ⁤universe⁤ of possibilities for cosmic creativity. So, let your imagination‌ soar and explore⁤ the‌ wonders of the cosmos⁢ through your words. Happy writing!

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How to Describe a Spaceship in a Story

By Isobel Coughlan

Are you looking for tips on how to describe a spaceship in story? Scroll down to learn about 10 descriptive words you can use in your book.

1. Advanced

Something that has reached a high level of technological development.

“The young boy gazed at the spaceship concept drawings. They were all so advanced , and he wished he could see one in real life.”

“The pilot chose to ride in the advanced spaceship, as he had heard the technology was mind-blowing.”

How it Adds Description

You can show your fictional spaceship is very technologically developed via “advanced.” This implies that the spaceship is one of the best available, and characters with a particular interest in tech and space might be very interested in it. More old-fashioned characters might reject the spaceship, as the “advanced” design is too new and confusing for them.

Something that can move very fast .

“Anna watched the rapid spaceship sprint across the night sky.”

“The president hid records of the rapid spaceship from civilians. If they knew light-speed travel was possible, all hell would break loose.”

Spaceships are objects that can travel, and “rapid” shows that your fictional spaceship is faster than others. This gives your audience more information about the contraption, and it may explain why some characters are so fixated on traveling in it. A “rapid” spaceship could be used to get to other planets in short amounts of time, thus furthering the plot and unlocking new settings.

Something that’s very strong .

“The robust spaceship had crashed through two buildings, but there wasn’t a scratch on its surface.”

“I hope this spaceship is robust enough to make it back through Earth’s atmosphere!”

If you want to show your spaceship is strong, you can use “robust.” This adjective implies that the spaceship is made from very durable materials or by expert construction. This might make characters feel safer while traveling in it, as they’re unlikely to be harmed by a crash or accident.

4. Intimidating

Something that scares people or makes them lose confidence.

“Lara blushed as the intimidating spaceship flew closer to where she was standing.”

“The aliens knew their spaceship was intimidating , and they used it to drive the humans insane.”

Spaceships are often considered scary or “intimidating,” and this usually stems from the fact we don’t understand them. You can use “intimidating” to showcase your character’s fear of the spaceship and its inhabitants. Characters who find the spaceship “intimidating” will likely become anxious or speechless when it appears.

Something you want to know more about or are interested in.

“The spaceship was curious to Earthlings. They’d never seen anything like it at all.”

“As the sun disappeared, the curious spaceship took to the sky. It had giant wings, large jet propellers, and a chrome exterior.”

“Curious” shows that your characters are intrigued by the strangeness or newness of the spaceship. They might want to learn more about how it’s made or where it comes from. Most characters will likely find the spaceship “curious,” as it differs from any transport used on Earth. However, characters who have a fixation on outer space may become extra obsessed with the spaceship.

6. Hovering

To stay in the air in the same position.

“Nobody noticed the hovering spaceship because it was hidden behind the clouds.”

“The pilot of the hovering spaceship was extremely skilled. He could keep the spaceship still in the air without breaking a sweat.”

You can use “hovering” to describe the spaceship’s position in the air or the fact it can hover in one spot. Human characters might find this fascinating, as when a spaceship “hovers,” it looks like it’s effortlessly floating. However, superstitious characters might see this as a bad omen, as a “hovering” spaceship is too far from what they believe is possible.

7. Impenetrable

Something that’s impossible or difficult to get into.

“The team of scientists spent hours trying to figure out where the impenetrable spaceship’s door was. But they eventually gave up.”

“No one ever came in or out of the impenetrable spaceship. It just simply stood there.”

To show how tough it is to get inside the spaceship, you can say it’s “impenetrable.” This shows that characters have tried to enter it before but haven’t been successful. An “impenetrable” spaceship might tempt adventurous characters to break in as they want to explore the unknown.

8. Magnificent

Something that’s extremely good, impressive , or beautiful.

“Is that a real spaceship? It’s absolutely magnificent !”

“The NASA team knew their spaceship was magnificent , and they made sure they showed it off as often as possible.”

The word “magnificent” shows that the fictional spaceship has a positive effect on characters. Instead of running away in fear, they might flock to look at the “magnificent” spaceship because it’s beautiful or remarkable. Characters that created a “magnificent” spaceship are also likely very proud of their invention.

9. Mysterious

Something that’s not understood .

“Eli looked up at the evening sky and wondered about the mysterious spaceship. Was it real? Or part of his overactive imagination?”

“The townspeople gathered to marvel at the mysterious spaceship. No one knew where it came from or even when it landed.”

If you want to show that your characters don’t understand the spaceship, use “mysterious.” This adjective shows that the spaceship is strange or puzzling to your characters, and it can explain their inquisitive reaction to it.

10. Formidable

Something that you feel slightly frightened of due to its power.

“The lady shielded her children’s eyes as the formidable spaceship flew past. She didn’t want them to have nightmares.”

“John nervously approached the formidable spaceship. He knocked on the door with trembling fingers and anxiously waited for an answer.”

“Formidable” implies that your characters are slightly afraid of the spaceship. This could be because it’s very powerful or because it’s controlled by enemy characters. Only courageous characters will likely make contact with a “formidable” spaceship, as they have less fear or want to prove that they’re brave. Nervous characters are more likely to avoid a “formidable” spaceship.

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110+ Sci-Fi Writing Prompts (+ Sci-Fi Story Idea Generator)

Bring on the robots, aliens and distant planets with this mega list of over 110 extraordinary sci-fi writing prompts.

Science fiction (or sci-fi for short) covers a breadth of topics including aliens, technology, future cities, space travel and scientific experiments. While many sci-fi stories are set in the future, they can also be set in the current time too. For instance, a scientist creating a new drug, or the discovery of life on Mars could be plot lines for sci-fi stories set right now in this exact time period. The thing about sci-fi is that it is the opposite of fantasy. Magic, monsters and fairy tales have no place in a sci-fi story unless there is a logical reason for them being. If you’re going to include monsters, creatures or aliens, think about the theory behind their creation. Is that monster the result of a science experiment gone wrong? Did life always exist on a distant planet? Numbers, formulas and logical reasoning are what make a sci-fi tale so believable. 

Sci-Fi Story Idea Generator

In this post, we have outlined over 110 sci-writing prompts that you can use for your next science fiction novel! To make life easier for you, we even created this sci-fi story idea generator , so you can focus on one prompt at a time:

Hopefully, you’ll find this list useful whether you’re writing a creative essay, novel or even a collection of sci-fi short stories! You might also be interested in the following resources:

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Sci-Fi Writing Prompts List

Let the science commence, with this list of over 110 remarkable sci-fi prompts and topics to write about:

• You volunteer to take part in a study on human interaction. Little do you know that the study is part of an elaborate plan by a group of aliens to invade Earth.
• It is the year 3000, and Earth has changed a lot. Describe some of these changes?
• You and your friends are messing around in a broken, old warehouse until you find a purple, glowing egg. What do you do?
• Your billionaire uncle gives you a hi-tech robot for your birthday. What do you do with the robot?
• Your science teacher invents the time machine. You decide to use it secretly to change the past. What problems do you cause by changing the past?
• Strange portals start appearing all over your neighbourhood. You step into one. Where does it take you?
• Aliens have declared war on humans of Earth and only you can stop them. But how?
• You return from holiday to find that a radioactive explosion at a nuclear plant has turned everyone into zombies in your town. What will you do?
• As a lonely astronaut, you crash land on a distant planet. Describe the planet.
• An alien crashed its ship in your garden. How will you help it?
• Write a help guide for a new alien settling in on planet Earth. What does the alien need to know about Earth?
• A lonely robot travels to another planet in search of a better life and some true friends. 
• A young woman is just starting to move up the ranks in the military. She, along with the other soldiers need to stop a deadly virus from spreading. Her job keeps on getting more and more dangerous each day. 
• A fearful teenager lives in a world full of people that think he is a ‘freak’. He doesn’t fit in and feels that he can’t have his own feelings. Until one day he discovers the truth that he is an alien. 
• Write a sci-fi story about a very young alien who wakes up one morning in a different universe and finds he cannot remember his life. All the alien remembers is the night of the accident, when his best friend was killed. 
• Two young children, a brother and a sister are trapped inside a broken spaceship. During the crash, both their parents passed away. Can both the children survive on their own?
• A young alien boy named Nana is sent on a journey by an alien race to the past in order to learn the history of the world. Unfortunately, he gets sent along with his brother and step sister who have very different plans about what they will do on Earth. 
• A small village is under attack by giant aliens. Eventually, all the civilians want to leave that village. However, the mayor does not want them to leave. He manages to contact the leader of the alien creatures. The mayor then makes a deal with them to invade any other city on Earth, but not this village. 
• Write a sci-fi story about a young boy who is being chased by an evil space monster who wants to eat his father. 
• There is a planet in the galaxy similar to Earth. It has a human-like feel to it, and on the surface, you could call it Earth 2.0. Humans used to be the dominant life form on this planet, but something has changed in recent years.
• Write a sci-fi story about two people with supernatural abilities fighting against the evil forces that want to take over the world. The main character is a young boy who happens to be psychic. While the secondary character is a girl, who has super-strength, speed, and healing powers. The story opens in another world called Earth, where there is the “World of the Living Dead”, a land ruled by a group of “Night People” who are all dead. 
• A group of people are trapped inside a broken spaceship. Originally the group of people believe that this was an accident. But soon they find out that someone on board caused this ‘accident’ on purpose – But why? This is a mystery sci-fi story.
• A young man graduates first in his class with a degree in computer engineering. He goes on to invent the very first artificial intelligence (AI) in existence. He must use this AI to save humanity from impending doom.
• During a digging expedition, a scientist discovers a series of artefacts that seem to be ancient technology that might be part of a secret world. Putting all the pieces of the broken artefact together creates a portal device to another dimension. 
• An alien device is uncovered deep in the Sahara desert with an Ouroboros (snake) symbol. It has the power to control the weather on Earth. It turns out that thousands of years ago aliens had the power to control Earth. Soon this deadly weapon ends up in the wrong hands.
• A group of intergalactic rebels, led by a beautiful alien princess, go on a daring mission to restore peace to the galaxy.
• A scientist works for a government agency that develops a technology that enables humans to telepathically communicate with each other. Soon humans using the technology receive communications from aliens. 
• A doctor is sent out into the wilderness to help the population of a small town that has been affected by a deadly disease. Soon he gets caught in a war between the human survivors and the ‘others’.
• Write a sci-fi story about a scientist and his young daughter who are taken on a journey to the planet S.A.L.L.E. Their mission is to find answers about the planet’s life forms. Soon they are separated from one another. When they meet again, the father discovers something odd about his daughter.
• Stuck in the same old loop every single day, David needs to make an important choice fast. Continue a safe, repetitive life or move to a planet where humans rarely survive.
• A robot with a soul and its human best friend go on a criminal rampage. Soon they are being chased by the authorities and even other people and robots that they have upset. Will they escape?
• Humankind is divided into two groups: one a technologically advanced civilization, and the other an old fashioned, non-techno group. The technologically advanced civilization is going to wipe out the human race in the next two decades.
• A friendly housekeeper robot goes rogue and joins the war against mankind. The robot’s human family want him to come back home.
• Write a sci-fi story about a group of soldiers whose sole job is to travel through time and space to stop a dark force that threatens the future of the universe.
• This is a sci-fi story about a young, un-engineered robot named Enceladus (named after one of Saturn’s moons). Enceladus has been programmed to find a healthy water source on Earth. After pollution and contamination have destroyed Earth.
• One single mind has the power to save Earth. An unlikely human far superior to others can stop a whole alien invasion from happening.
• Society has come to the point where humans and artificial intelligence are indistinguishable. A young woman named Samantha wakes up in a hospital bed after an injury that will change her life forever. At her hospital bed, Samantha meets a man who is also waking up: a robot named Bob. She doesn’t know it yet, but Bob is an advanced AI.
• The daughter of a scientist who passed away has the ability to see, hear and manipulate objects around her. As she grows, her powers become stronger. Soon she hears every radio signal coming from the city around her. And she sees all the people in pain and danger. Too much to handle she loses control.
• A group of kids are on the run from the authorities. They have all been in contact with another life-form on a distant planet. In order to protect this life-form, the kids will do anything to keep their secrets away from the government. 
• The world ends, and the future just begins for two groups of people. These last survivors on Earth must find a way to survive with the new dangers they encounter.
• In the future, mankind has invented a weapon that will make war impossible. But soon this ‘weapon’ becomes the cause of war on Earth. People must fight to save their lives, their homes, their lives.
• After a mysterious accident, David’s entire life becomes a never-ending nightmare. As his memories return, he tries to escape this nightmare and reclaim his true identity. 
• Two siblings, Sam and Mia must survive the epidemic of Crime in Detroit. Their parents are divorced. Their father is a police officer who has been left by the wayside due to his car being stolen. Their mother is trying to get back to Detroit to save her children.
• A small village has been turned into a hive of evil creatures. As scientists run secret experiments. Will the inhabitants of this small town survive the transformations? 
• The human race has evolved into five different groups, each with its own beliefs on how to survive on Earth. The two biggest groups are Draken and Lumia. The Draken group believe that weak humans must die in order to survive. And the Lumia group believe that humans should become one with the Earth, living naturally to survive.
• A man in the future has been licensed to death. He spends every day trying to escape death. Every morning he wakes up and says, ”This is the last day of my life.
• This is a sci-fi story about a space pirate named Czar who has been chosen by the space council to try and save his home planet from an evil tyrant known as the Emperor. In one scene, he has to infiltrate the ship of the Emperor while disguised as a prisoner.
• The civilians of a small town think that Jake is possessed by a demon. But in actual fact, an alien is telepathically controlling this young boy against humankind.
• Write a story about a young doctor with a futuristic cure to prevent disease and a young woman who can transform into anything she wants. The story starts off in the past, where we meet a young girl who is struggling with her body image. 
• Describe a parallel universe , which is exactly like Earth but there is one major difference. What is this difference?
• A fortune teller has a vision of a boy falling down a well. She must find this boy and save him. The twist is that her vision does not show that the boy is actually pushed by a robot.
• A futuristic technology called the Machine makes the people of the planet dependent on it. The Machine is the only reason why humans are still alive in the future. Suddenly the Machine stops working, and people start dying. Eventually, people start learning that they don’t need to be dependent on the Machine to live – They can live independently. 
• Describe a world that is not human. A world of destruction, and heartache. What kind of creatures inhabit this world? Was the world always in this state? Does this world have a leader?
• Write a sci-fi fairy tale about a girl who has the power to turn ordinary objects into objects of great beauty. She uses this power to gain control of a futuristic kingdom, and of course to live happily ever after.
• A group of people live together like a family. The group is the only family that has all lived together for such a long time since families are banned in the future. The main character is an engineer, he is the brother of a medical doctor. After a huge party, the main character realises that no one on the whole planet is like them.
• This sci-fi story starts off in the present day, where the main character discovers something shocking on his smartphone. Eventually, we see the machines and their dominance of the future.
• Write a sci-fi story that is broken into three parts. The first part shows the future of mankind, the second is set in the past. And the final part is set in the present time. The overall theme of the story is about how machines are manipulating humans and their daily lives.
• This is a sci-fi story about a space travel expedition to a new planet called Earth. What secrets and discoveries will the main character make?
• A scientist gets trapped in a strange, hostile dimension on Earth. The only way out it to use his alien blaster to kill anything that comes in his way.
• A local biotech company is running some trials for their new gene therapy service. This is the first time they are running trials on humans. Two people have been selected to genetically enhance their genes to get rid of any deformities. At first, the gene therapy looks to be a success, but then…
• A secret alien race called the K9s has been hiding from the human world. The K9s are different from human K-9 dogs. They look like human dogs but are ruthless and highly dangerous. Eventually, the K9s alien race starts hunting down humans one by one.
• The main character was in a lifeboat. He gets knocked out by an accident while he’s onboard, and wakes up in the middle of a sea battle. The sea battle is between humans and water-born aliens.
• A lonely engineer creates an AI robot. Due to some events, the AI robot becomes very angry and obsessed with destruction. The engineer must stop this robot from hurting any more people.
• Write a sci-fi story about a family of beings who have appeared on Earth in the past. They are called the Inhumans and are a race of aliens that have the ability to shape their own reality. They eventually become the leaders of this new world, also known as Earth. This family is part of a royal bloodline. There are three different branches of the Inhumans family.
• A boy gets caught up in a fight between two alien races. With the help of his uncle (an agent) and his guardian (a space pirate), he tries to track down the invaders, and end this fight.
• Write a story about a young woman from the future who travels into the past to take a stand against a monster.
• In an intergalactic space station, there lives a group of mercenaries called the Zurriors. When the station goes into a power outage, the Mercenaries start attacking each other, and have the misfortune to end up in a rather hostile environment. The action is very chaotic, and they will use the elements to their advantage.
• Write a sci-fi story about an android called Astro, that looks like a human with mechanical parts. Astro is a social robot created as part of a project on human communication. It is programmed to help people who need help with communication skills.
• To fulfil his childhood dream of creating a human-like robot, one scientist find himself trapped inside a robot’s body. Son the robot starts taking over the human body and destroying it.
• This is a sci-fi story about a man’s desperate quest to survive in a hostile and dark post-apocalyptic world. It’s told from a first-person perspective and the only characters we really see are a father and his young son. 
• Write a story based on the first man in space (Yuri Gagarin).
• A group of scientists want to prove that the afterlife does exist. Through experimentation and unethical practices, they discover the shocking truth.
• This is a sci-fi story about what happens when a robot breaks free from her programming and runs amok. A camera is placed inside a robots head. From the perspective of the robot, we see everything that causes the robot to change. 
• This is a sci-fi story about a family living in the 21st century, in a near-future universe in which we have been genetically engineered. In this future, humans don’t need food, nor do humans need jobs. In fact, the only thing human-kind needs is more humans. The main character is a young lady who is a clone of her mother.
• This is a sci-fi story about a man that has lived on the moon with his family for decades. After having their house attacked, the man and his family must leave.
• The main characters are two teenage boys. The first is an orphaned child who was taken from his parents by the Red Star Empire, the military dictatorship that took over the Earth in the 23rd century. He was sent to the planet of Zonama Sekot, a planet of warring factions of different species. It was there that he met the other boy, a teenager named Lask. The two of them became friends.
• A city is infected with an alien virus. The only way to escape the city’s deadly undead hordes is to get a ride into the countryside on a zombie-killing train.
• Write a sci-fi story about one of the world’s greatest scientists, who decides to stay in the dark about how his inventions will save mankind, even from aliens.
• An ambitious engineer is attempting to build the ultimate weapon to destroy an enemy called the Rave. The Rave is a species of mutated ravens. See our Species Name generator for more unique species names.
• This is a sci-fi story about a band of space pirates who come back together to stop a deadly, world-threatening virus.
• A young man awakes from an accident and thinks he has developed telepathy. In actual fact, a race of small creatures has invaded his brain, and have been living there for over 20 years. These creatures have their own memories and emotions which they project inside the young man’s mind.
• This is a sci-fi story about a race of sentient insects who are all genetically engineered. These insects eventually take over Earth, making humans their slaves in farms.
• A group of people leave planet Earth, to start their own civilisation on a new planet. They finally find a new planet where they can set their own rules. On the surface, this planet looks uninhabitable – Not suitable for humans. But then a secret switch shows the true beauty of this planet.
• A computer hacker is tired of all the emotions that he feels. He is in too much pain, so comes up with a plan to turn himself into a cyborg. With this plan, he can carry on living his life without sadness, depression or anger.
• For centuries humans have found no life on Mars. One scientist wants to prove everyone wrong. He wants to prove that Martians or aliens do exist. So he concocts a plan to create his own life in a laboratory, and then send this ‘life’ to Mars in a ship. He can then boast that aliens do exist.
• Two children are born after a nuclear war on Earth. They are raised in a world ravaged by the effects of nuclear technology. This is a coming of age, sci-fi story about living in a post-nuclear world.
• A group of friends are captured by aliens and put into hibernation. Years later a little alien girl wakes them up and helps them escape from an uninhabitable planet. 
• Write a sci-fi story about an astronaut who wakes up to find himself and his crew trapped in an alien world. 
• A small space exploration group travel to Mars for a mission to study the Red Planet. However, when they arrive, they find the place to be deserted. While exploring, they end up getting into a situation that is completely unique and exciting. The team are captured by aliens, who have given them one of their spaceship suits and have the humans inside. The astronauts have to survive and figure out how to get out of this situation.
• A young girl gets lost at sea and wakes up on a deserted planet. But she’s not the only one who wakes up on a deserted planet. She’s one of only a few survivors of a race of alien warriors who used to live there. The only way that she can return home is if she joins up with a team of scientists who are building a super-weapon that can protect people from the aliens and give them the power to fight back
• Write a story about a group of robots that get sent back to Earth from their universe and have to live with their descendants in a car factory.
• This is a sci-fi story about a team of highly skilled astronauts who were sent to the Moon on a mission to become a new kind of human. The mission was a failure because they were attacked by aliens on the Moon. They were never seen again and the aliens are now trying to steal the technology of the Earth’s space program.
• The main character’s spaceship is destroyed on a planet, so he needs to look for a new one. But just then a giant alien arrives, making his task much more difficult.
• On planet Kgnis, a warlord gets sucked in a conspiracy that humans are going to take over his planet. He fights backs but ultimately is unable to survive the war. 
• In a matter of minutes, a robot can change the world at its will. The main character is a mysterious figure named H.A.R.D.A.M. He is an extremely powerful and intelligent humanoid robot that can change the world as it will.
• An artificial intelligence program in the healthcare industry needs to learn how to do its job to the best of its abilities. But instead of developing a brain with the characteristics of a human being, it starts off by growing a brain with the characteristics of artificial intelligence. It uses its new brain to develop the basic building blocks of a new program.
• A group of human colonists set off on an exploration mission to the planet Earth. The planet is called Earth, and it is populated by other species who call it “Earth”. The main characters are an engineer and an astronaut. The engineer is called J-1, the astronaut is named J-2. They find a place called Earth to settle, but in the early stages of their missions, J-2 is infected with some kind of virus.
• Write a sci-fi story about a small-scale space station that suddenly becomes the grounds of a giant space battle with a thousand-year-old god.
• A young girl gets extremely ill, and her father wants to save her. The only way to save his sick daughter is by asking the aliens for help.
• A young boy discovers a mysterious device that can connect him to the minds of his deceased ancestors. This gives him a “remote viewing” experience of how his family passed away. He then uses this device to help solve the mystery of his sister’s death.
• The youngest of five brothers is keeping a secret. When he turns 18, he wants to go on a trip to a faraway planet to become a space pirate.
• This is a sci-fi story about a group of people who want to make the universe safer, and that means taking down a huge, powerful alien menace that’s on an existential mission to wipe out humanity.
• Write a story about a space exploration team that go out of their way to find extraterrestrial life on a distant planet. However, they discover that there is no life on the plane.
• A man who finds himself alone, as he attempts to build a civilization on a planet called Earth after the destruction of its previous inhabitants. He eventually finds out that there are some survivors living separately on two planes of the Earth. One plane is called the ‘Grassy’ world and the other is called the ‘Barren’, which is a mountainous region.
• In the distant future, a group of misfits tries to stop a rogue group from destroying Earth by using some mysterious objects from the past to their advantage.
• Two strangers keep crossing paths as they try to find their families during an alien attack.
• Write a sci-fi story about a father who’s trying to build a spaceship to save his daughter. While he’s not 100% certain he’ll succeed, he’s pretty sure his daughter has a chance to do better than he has.
• This is a sci-fi story about a robot named K1R5 that is searching for its rightful creator. He travels to many places, and meets many people, but will it ever find its creator?
• This is a sci-fi story about a spaceship pilot and his crew that must protect an alien child from a horrible fate when he is found by another strange, extraterrestrial creature.
• It’s the last few days of mankind, and then the galaxy will be split in two by an artificial wormhole. 
• A group of individuals discover a device that allows them to live in the future for a very short period of time, without going insane. What follows is a very interesting, and terrifying, journey into the future. 
• Write a story about an alien race that is trapped on Earth and can’t escape. The aliens want to be seen as human and so they begin to adopt human forms. After a while, the aliens grow tired of pretending to be humans…

For more inspiration, check out our guide on the dieselpunk genre , along with examples and story ideas.

Can you think of any more interesting sci-fi writing prompts? Let us know in the comments below!

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Looking for some intergalactic inspiration? Children are fascinated by the mystery and wonder of outer space. It's a captivating topic to write about, plus, it can help them to develop a love of learning about maths, science, engineering, technology and more!

These 6 space writing prompts will help your young writers to  produce a piece of writing that's out of this world! 

A new discovery 

"As the spaceship gracefully descended onto the new planet's surface, a mesmerising sight unfolded before their eyes. A kaleidoscope of vibrant colours sprawled across the landscape, like an artist's palette gone wild..."

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Voices from the stars.

"For centuries, mankind has been listening to the stars, waiting for a sign that we are not the only planet in the Universe capable of supporting intelligent life. For centuries, the stars have remained silent. This morning, the stars spoke...''

Moon landing

"He took a few steps forward, relishing the feeling of weightlessness that never ceased to amaze him. Happy that his oxygen levels were high and his friends were close by, the astronaut set about his mission. All seemed to be going well, but then the warning alarm on the ship sounded… “Houston. Houston come in! Houston, we have a problem…”"

"Dear Diary, It has now been 2 years since we moved here. Leaving Earth was tough, but we are beginning to feel more at home with every single week that passes. When we came to our new home, we were allowed to bring everything with us from our Earth homes. It still feels a bit strange though. Life without gravity really takes some getting used to! We have to keep things firmly glued down or we'll lose them!"

Left behind

“You can’t leave without me! Where are you going?” The words came out like a squeak; her throat felt tight as she struggled to fight back the tears that had begun to roll down her cheeks beneath her helmet. A feeling of overwhelming panic and despair filled her trembling body as she drifted through the darkness. How could it all end this way? Why had this happened to her? How could things have gone so wrong?"

Life on Mars

"Their mission to Mars had been a success so far. A month ago, their shuttle had landed on the surface of the red planet and the crew had immediately set to work. There were many challenges that the crew faced in building a housing complex on Mars, but they were ahead of schedule. They still had an awful lot to do, however, as the shuttle carrying the first human inhabitants on Mars would be arriving in 97 days…"

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30 Fun Sci-Fi Writing Prompts for Middle and High School

Sci-Fi writing prompt ideas for student writers . Science fiction — which may be more commonly referred to by your students as Sci-Fi — is one of the most beloved genres among middle school and high school students.

Kids in these age groups are beginning to discover that reading can be truly enjoyable and they often gravitate to these fantastical works that inspire them and spark their imaginations. Adolescents, young adults, and teenagers often find it fun to escape to a world that is vastly different from their reality.

As a result, you may find that sci-fi writing prompts are the perfect option for your middle school or high school classroom. Whether you are teaching literature, science, art, or math, you can incorporate sci-fi writing into your curriculum. It’s important to remind students that science fiction writing can incorporate a lot of what they have learned within the classroom — new technology, scientific principles, biology, social studies, and more. Not to mention, it’s a writing style that offers them a lot of creative freedom!

Sci-fi writing prompts can be used as individual assignments, or you can incorporate them into your mix of writing prompts that you use for daily journaling with your students. These prompts are often specific enough that they give students a clear idea of what to write about, while still giving them the freedom and flexibility to take the story in any direction that they prefer.

By helping your students connect their school work and lessons with a subject that they genuinely enjoy, you will be allowing them to have fun while learning. Sometimes it can be difficult for middle school and high school students to relish their class work, so these prompts are sure to be an assignment that will be a nice break from their normal routine. 

Use these sci-fi writing prompts in your classroom and give your students a chance to flex their creative muscles and create their very own futuristic story.

Sci-Fi Writing Prompts for Teens

• Write a detailed description about a planet that exists in another solar system. 
• Craft a short story that features two best friends who are about to start middle school together. The only difference is that these friends are a witch and a vampire.
• You and your friends at school have accidentally stumbled on a secret laboratory. The invention inside is going to change the world forever…
• Write a poem about a mutant plant that is growing in your garden.
• The main character in your story has traveled through time and is now living in their grandparents’ time period. Write a story about what happens when your character meets the younger version of their grandparents.
• You have stepped into a room and you look at the time. The clock hands are pointing to the number “13”. What does this mean?
• You and your friends begin to play a virtual reality game. Suddenly, you realize that you are not playing the game anymore — you are living it.
• You are riding your bike and you fall off. You hit your head and think you have only suffered from a minor bump but you quickly realize that you can now read everyone’s mind. Do you love or hate your new superpower? What benefits does it have? What problems does it cause?
• Write about the supplies you would pack in order to prepare for the zombie apocalypse. 
• Imagine that you have been invited to take a vacation into space. You can only bring one friend or family member with you and you can choose one galactic destination. Who do you bring and where do you go? 
• You and your friends are playing with your walkie-talkies through the neighborhood on a late summer night. Suddenly, you realize that you have intercepted communication between aliens. What do they say? Where are they? What are they planning to do? 
• Write a story about some kids at school who are playing hide-and-seek when they suddenly discover a portal that leads to a different dimension.
• Write a journal entry about how you would feel if you received a letter that simply said, “You are not one of them”.
• When you arrive to school on the first day, you realize that your teachers are now all robots. Describe what your first day of school would be like.

• While off on a nature hike with your family, you stumble upon a nest with a strange, colorful egg. As you are checking out the egg, it begins to hatch and a small alien emerges from the shell.
• Write a story about a character who is working on a science experiment that goes catastrophically wrong. Describe the experiment and don’t forget the details about the unexpected results.
• You wake up one day and realize that time is moving backwards and not forwards. What starts to change about your home, your family, and your school? 
• They say that we will know when time travel is possible when we are visited by someone from the future. How would you feel if someone visited you from the future? What would you want to know?
• Would you want to have a robot living in your house? Why or why not? 
• We have apps for nearly everything now. Do you feel that these apps have helped or hindered us as a society? 
• Write a story about what life will be like inside your school in 150 years.
• Imagine that you have been tasked with the job of finding a new planet for humans to live on. What type of planet would you be looking for?
• Your mother always told you to stay away from the attic, but she never explained why. You are very surprised when you discover that she has been hiding a secret invention up there.
• What would you do if you found out your parents were aliens who disguised themselves as human?
• What is one invention that you feel changed the world? What would the world be like if it had never been invented?
• The main character in your story overhears a conversation about a leak at a laboratory. What does your character do? 
• Imagine that all the adults in your town are sleep walking and will not wake up. The kids are now in charge and must solve the crisis. What happens next? 
• Write a short story from the perspective of an alien who has just landed unexpectedly in your hometown.
• You pick up a package from the porch, thinking it’s the new video game you ordered a couple of days ago. When you open the package, you realize that it has unexpected contents from the future inside it. Describe what you find and what you do with your discovery.

Before you go…

We hope that your budding sci-fi writers found inspiration in these creative writing prompts. For an extra challenge, ask them to write a story incorporating as many of the following list of words:

• Spaceship or Space Station
• Alien planet
• Space Travel
• Secret Society

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As your students begin to delve into the sci-fi genre, remind them that there is no right or wrong way to work with these science fiction writing prompts. With so many topics at hand, all they need to do is keep on writing! 

Until next time, write on…

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Sci-fi isn’t a winner for some of your writers? No worry! We have more writing ideas to appeal to any writer! From fantasy to horror, your students will be on their way to sketching out the perfect plot and maybe even writing a best selling novel! Keep on writing, no matter what genre appeals to you!

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101 Epic Sci-Fi Story Prompts

Do you want to write in the sci-fi genre but need help conjuring compelling stories and concepts? Sometimes reading simple genre prompts is the easiest way to get those creative juices flowing.

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We get our ideas from many sources — news headlines, novels, television shows, movies, our lives, our fears, our phobias, etc. They can come from a scene or moment in a film that wasn’t fully explored. They can come from a single visual that entices the creative mind — a seed that continues to grow and grow until the writer is forced to finally put it to paper or screen.

In the spirit of helping writers find those seeds, here we offer 101 originally conceived sci-fi story prompts that you can use as inspiration for your next science fiction story.

They may inspire screenplays, novels, short stories, or even smaller moments that you can include in what stories you are already writing.

Note: Because we’re all connected to the same pop culture, news headlines, and inspirations, any similarity to any past, present, or future screenplays, novels, short stories, television pilots, television series, plays, or any other creative works is purely coincidence. These story writing prompts were conceived on the fly without any research or Google search for inspiration.

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1. What if the sun began to die, and surviving humans traveled back into time to survive? 

2. What if the sun began to die, and surviving humans traveled to another dimension to survive?

3. A scientist clones his family that died in an airplane crash — but soon learns the repercussions of playing God.

4. Earth suffers a planet-wide EMP surge, and all technology is lost forever.

5. An astronaut and cosmonaut are on the International Space Station when their countries go to Nuclear War with each other. Their last orders are to eliminate the other.

6. An astronaut jettisoned into the cold of space in a mission gone wrong suddenly appears at the doorstep of his family.

7. Someone discovers that we are all actually robots — who created us and why?

8. An astronaut is the sole survivor of a moon landing gone wrong — only to discover that the moon is infested with strange creatures.

9. An Artificial Intelligence begins to communicate with a family online to terrorize them through their technology.

10. Years after the zombie apocalypse subsides, survivors discover that the epidemic was caused by aliens that have appeared to lay claim to the planet.

11. A woman has memories of being abducted by aliens — but she soon learns that they weren’t aliens. They were ____. 

12. A town is enveloped in unexplained darkness for weeks.

13. An alien invasion was actually meant to stop humans from destroying themselves.

14. Technology was a test given to us by aliens to see what we’d do with it.

15. Robots were actually here long before humans. 

16. Humans have been cloned by scientists for decades. 

17. Our reality is actually the imagination of an alien being writing a story. 

18. A tech company discovers that they can email people from the past. 

19. An underground species on Mars is discovered. 

20. Time travel is real and has been used by the government for years. 

21. A private group of scientists and historians are using time travel to create the ultimate historical record of human events. 

22. A small town in the middle of nowhere is actually a human zoo in an alien world.

23. Area 51 hides a wormhole to alien worlds.

24. Humans are actually organic robots that killed off their makers long ago.

25. A wormhole suddenly opens near Earth.

26. A newly elected President of the United States tries to find out the truth about Roswell.

27. A Star Wars fan discovers that the Star Wars universe was not a figment of George Lucas's imagination. 

28. Someone wakes up in a strange spaceship with no recollection of how they got there.

29. A stay-at-home dad discovers that he's actually a robot created by his wife. 

30. A stay-at-home dad discovers that he's actually a clone created by his original self. 

31. The first space flight to Mars discovers that the universe is not what they thought it was. 

32. A family discovers a space ship buried in their backyard. 

33. A little girl has a dream about a time travel formula and tries to bring it to scientists. 

34. Siblings discover that their nanny is an alien. 

35. Siblings discover that their nanny is a robot. 

36. Homosapiens are aliens that took over the planet. 

37. After the world is obliterated by nuclear war, alien humanoids claim it as their own. 

38. What we think are alien abductions are actually the future human race searching for a cure to a plague that is killing all humans 200 years from now. 

39. An interstellar war between alien races makes its way to Earth. 

40. A man discovers the real reason why we dream. 

41. Our dreams are actually a portal into a parallel universe. 

42. An alien poses as Christ returned, knowing that humans will follow him and his race. 

43. A woman discovers that our reality is actually a simulated game like The Sims. 

44. A group of outcast friends creates their very own robot. 

45. A space pirate crash-lands on Earth. 

46. A successful stockbroker accused of insider trading claims to be from the future. 

47. A scientist that invents time travel to travel into the future is transported into the past where technology doesn't exist. 

48. A high school student believes that his classmates are robots. 

49. A science fair team accidentally creates teleportation technology. 

50. A man that has uploaded his consciousness to a simulated reality fights to return to his real body and world.

51. A worker at a company discovers that she's actually a cyborg. 

52. An outcast nerd discovers that he's actually a revered prince from another planet, hidden by his royal family to escape an evil space lord. 

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54. An astronaut stuck in cryosleep wakes up orbiting Earth during the 1960s space race. 

55. An athlete who loses his legs in an accident creates his own cybernetic legs to compete again. 

56. The world's first cyborg super-soldier goes AWOL to experience the life of an average person. 

57. The moon is actually an alien observation space station. 

58. The moon has been a NASA space station for decades. 

59. The dark side of the moon is a Vegas-like resort for aliens. 

60. A grade school student believes her classmates are aliens. 

61. A scientist discovers that diseases are actually glitches in a computer program that is actually our simulated world. 

62. Cyberspace is actually a real living and breathing world. 

63. Humans live on a forcefield-protected island floating in space. 

64. 200 years after the world is destroyed by nuclear war, surviving humans escape their underground world to discover a new ecosystem. 

65. Humans can download any skill set into their brains. 

66. Two male and female astronauts are stranded on an alien world — their names are Adam and Eve.

67. Criminals are now shipped into space on space prison ships. 

68. A gamer learns that the soldier he is controlling is actually a real soldier in a real war. 

69. A human man and a female alien have the first interstellar child. 

70. A sadistic tormentor holds people hostage in a virtual world. 

71.  A high school genius discovers anti-gravity technology, only to be hunted down by government agents. 

72. Asteroid miners struggle to survive an accident. 

73. Asteroid miners discover an alien space ship embedded within an asteroid. 

74. A scientist creates a way to download human consciousness into a computer. 

75. A high school genius discovers cloaking technology, only to be hunted down by government agents. 

76. A man is so lost in virtual reality that he can't comprehend what is real and what isn't. 

77. Wars are fought in simulation to protect lives. 

78. A slacker high school student stumbles upon a new energy source, only to be hunted down by government agents. 

79. Astronauts are tasked with preparing an alien planet for colonization. 

80. A generational space ship finally arrives at its destination after hundreds of years. 

81. A space trucker delivering goods to a space station discovers that service robots have taken over the station. 

82. A space trucker delivering goods to a space station discovers that the station is empty. 

83. A future space pilot arrives back on Earth after a mission to find it destroyed. 

84. A future space pilot arrives back to Earth after a mission, only to discover that he has somehow traveled back in time to his childhood years. 

85. A grade school student discovers that he's actually a robot.   

86. A pilot wakes up in a ship floating within a strange organic world, only to discover that he's actually microscopic within the body of the President of the United States that he is supposed to save via nanosurgery. 

87. A teenager discovers the power to create wormholes. 

88. A strange old man that has moved next door to a kid's family is actually that kid's older self that has time-traveled back in time to revisit his childhood before his death. 

89. A group of high school friends discovers portals to the past and future and uses them to ace their history and science exams. 

90. Two versions of the same high school student from different parallel universes discover each other through a portal and decide to swap lives for one week before the portal closes for good. 

91. An astronaut wakes up from cryosleep with amnesia on a ship traveling at light speed.  

92. A female alien always looking to the stars discovers a strange single from a planet called Earth. 

93. A space crew discovers a mirror planet of Earth. 

94. A space crew discovers that the universe is actually nothing more than the imagination of an alien child. 

95. A disenchanted genetically-designed man with no flaws struggles to find a flaw as he hitchhikes across America.  

96.  A boy rescues a dog in the woods and soon discovers that it's a robot. 

97. A boy rescues a dog in the woods and soon discovers that it's an alien creature. 

98. An alien robot falls from space into the backyard of a young girl's house. 

99. Astronauts land on a possible colonization planet, only to discover a human child living alone in the wild of the alien world. 

100. Scientists travel back to the world of dinosaurs to find a long-dead plant that could save humankind from extinction. 

101. A seismologist discovers a strange human signal from deep within Earth's core. 

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5 Outer Space Writing Prompts for Your Kids

If they do, I have some fun outer space writing prompts that they might like. 🙂

You can use them for formal writing assignments, for daily writing, or for a spur of the moment writing activity.

However you choose to use them, I hope that your kids enjoy them.

And may the force be with you! 😉

Outer Space Writing Prompts

• If you could build a robot, what would it look like? What would it be able to do?
• Imagine you find a spaceship that will take you anywhere in the universe in the blink of an eye. Where would you go and what would you do?
• If you could have a pet from another planet, what would it look, sound, and feel like?
• Write an outer space adventure story using at least 5 of the following words: alien, galaxy, laser, light year, meteor, mission, orbiter, spaceship, takeoff, zoom.
• Write a funny story about a spaceship that is run by space monkeys.

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Space writing prompts.

A collection of space writing prompts to help your students get creative with their writing. Sometimes English learners can get a mental block when it comes to creative writing, these worksheets provide both sentence and visual ideas to help get over the problem and start writing.

The printable PDF writing sheets each have a short prompt on them which you can use and add to with more of the suggested ideas for each page. Alternatively, you can just ignore the writing prompts and provide your own or let your students come up with ideas from the pictures.

Space writing prompt 1

The first printable writing sheet above has the prompt – Your spaceship is about to fly into a wormhole. What will happen? What is on the other side? When and when will you come out?

You add ideas to this such as – What is travel through the wormhole like? Describe the experience. How long does the travel take? What is dangerous about the wormhole? Where do the wormholes appear?

Space writing prompts 2

The prompt on sheet 2 is – A strange UFO lands in your backyard and you go out to investigate it. What happens next?

Other ideas might be – Who or what is on the UFO? Describe them. Why did the UFO land in your yard? What is the UFO made of and where is it from? How does it fly?

Space writing 3

The prompt on sheet 3 is – You are an explorer on a new planet. What will you find? What is the planet like? What lives there? What are the weather and geography of the planet?

You can add – Why are you exploring the planet? What equipment do you have? Who is with you? How did you get there?How is the planet different from earth?

You could even use a completely different writing prompt such as – You are exploring a distant planet and you walk into a cave when suddenly………

Space writing 4

The fourth sheet of the space writing prompts has –

You are a scientist living on a space station. People on the space station are disappearing, what is happening to them? Where are they going?

You can add – How many people have disappeared? Where and when do they usually go missing? Where is the space station? What is being researched on the space station? Who is in charge and what is being done to find answers about the disappearances?

Planet writing

This printable is a little different in that students must first draw and color their planet.

Once they have completed their drawing there are some simple prompts to describe what their planet is like.

You could add things like – number of moons, oceans and water, things underground, planet size, atmosphere and gravity, and places of interest or landmarks.

Space writing prompts page 5

Sheet 5 has the prompt – On a planet far away there is a civilization of cat people. What are these people like and how do they live?

Other ideas include – How do the cat people communicate? What do they eat? What do they make and do? What are their houses like? Are they friendly? What technology do they have? What other life lives on their planet?

Space writing 6

The writing prompts on sheet 6 are –

Your spaceship lands on a planet that has strange robot creatures. What happens next? Are the robots friendly? Can you communicate with them?

You can get your students to go into detail about the robots, where they came from and what their planet is like.

Another completely different prompt might be – You are a robot in a strange world, where did you come from and what are you meant to do?

Space writing 7

Printable writing sheet 7 has the prompts of  –

You are taken on to an alien spacecraft. What is the spacecraft like? What do the aliens want from you? Where are they from?

A different prompt you could use for this picture could be –

You are an alien from a distant world who has travelled to the Earth to study humans. How will you study them and what do you think of the human race?

Space writing prompts 8

The prompts on sheet 8 are –

Your spaceship has problems and is about to crash into a planet. What will happen next and how will you survive?

Further ideas can be – What is wrong with your spaceship? What is the spaceship’s name and who is the captain? Who is onboard? What planet are you about to crash into? What happens when you reach the planet’s surface?

Space writing 9

This sci fi writing worksheet is about an alien invasion. The prompt is –

You are the leader of a planet in space that is being attacked by aliens. How will you defeat them and save your planet.

In this activity students can go into detail about the aliens – what they look like, where they are from, and what technology they possess.

Space writing 10

On worksheet 10 the writing prompt is –

You are the captain of a voyage to Mars that will set up a new colony. Describe what happens and what goes wrong.

Here students can write about the journey, landing on Mars, and setting up the new human colony.

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20 Sci-Fi Story Ideas

by Ruthanne Reid | 65 comments

Hello, friends! Last time, I shared 20 fantasy story ideas to get your brain moving. This time, it's my pleasure to go from earth to space. It's time for… *drum roll*  sci-fi story ideas!

Need even  more  ideas? Check out our top 100 short story ideas for every genre here .

Twenty Out of this World Story Ideas

Just so you know, these are “soft sci-fi” rather than “hard sci-fi,” which basically means they're more focused on character than math and science. 

• Aliens who only  communicate with sign language invade. To avoid war, our governments must engage a vastly marginalized portion of the human population: the hearing-impaired.
• A  rogue planet  with strange properties collides with our sun, and after it's all over, worldwide temperature falls forty degrees. Write from the perspective of a someone trying to keep his tropical fruit trees alive.
• Ever read about the world's loneliest whale ? Write a story in which he's actually the survivor of an aquatic alien species which crashed here eons ago, and he's trying very hard to learn the “local” whale language so he can fit in. Write from his perspective the first time he makes contact.
• An alien planet starts receiving bizarre audio transmissions from another world (spoiler: they're from Earth). What does it mean? Are they under attack? Some think so…until classic rock ‘n' roll hits the airwaves, and these aliens discover dancing. Write from the perspective of the teenaged alien who first figures it out.
• Take anything we find normal today (shopping malls, infomercials, products to remove facial hair, etc.) and write a story from the perspective of an archeologist five thousand years in the future who just unearthed this stuff, has NO idea what any of it was for, and has to give a speech in an hour explaining the historical/religious/sociological significance.
• Housecats are aliens who have succeeded in their plan to rule the world. Discuss.
• A highschooler from fifteen hundred years in our future is assigned a one-page writing project on a twenty-first century person's life based entirely on TV commercials. Write the beginning of the essay.
• Timetravel works, but only  once in a person's life. Write from the perspective of someone who chooses to go back in time, knowing they can never return. Where do they go and why?
• So yeah, ancient Egypt really was “all that” after all, and the pyramids turn out to be fully functional spaceships (the limestone was to preserve the electronics hidden inside). Write from the perspective of the tourist who accidentally turns one on.
• The remarkable San people of South Africa are widely considered the most ancient race of human beings on the planet. Write a story in which their unique genetic structure has been preserved by the thousands-of-years-ago creation of nanobots.

More Sci-Fi Story Ideas

• Take this set of fascinating facts from Chinese history and write a story about the “fortune-teller” (translation: con-artist who knows science) who invented the compass before selling it to the explorer and mapmaker Zheng He.
• Ten years from now, scientists figure out how to stop human aging and extend life indefinitely—but every time someone qualifies for that boost, someone else has to die to keep the surplus population in check. Oh, it's all very humane; one's descendants get a huge paycheck. Write from the perspective of someone who just got a letter in the mail saying they're the one who has to die.
• In the future, neural implants translate music into physical pleasure, and earphones (“jacking in”) are now the drug of choice. Write either from the perspective of a music addict, OR the Sonforce agent (sonance + enforcer) who has the job of cracking down.
• It's the year 5000. Our planet was wrecked in the great Crisis of 3500, and remaining human civilization survives only in a half dozen giant domed cities. There are two unbreakable rules: strict adherence to Life Quality (recycling doesn't even begin to cover these laws), and a complete ban on reproduction (only the “worthy” are permitted to create new humans). Write from the perspective of a young woman who just discovered she's been chosen to reproduce—but she has no interest in being a mother.
• In the nineteenth century, there's a thriving trade in stolen archeological artifacts. Write a story from the perspective of an annoyed, minimum-wage employee whose job is traveling back in time to obtain otherwise unobtainable artifacts, then has to bring them back to the present (the 1800s, that is) and artificially age them before they will sell.
• Steampunk! Write a story from the perspective of a hot air balloon operator who caters to folks who like a little thrill… which means she spends half her time in the air shooting down pterodactyls before the paying customers get TOO scared.
• Human genetic modification has gone too far, and the biggest trend for teenagers is to BECOME their favorite fictional character. Describe the scene from a bored security guard's point of view as he has to break up a fight between an anime character (I dare you to use Goku from Dragonball Z) and a Brony .
• It is the Edo period in Japan (1603-1868), and the practice of  Sakoku is in full effect, completely closing off the country to Western influence. The reason, however, is not to eschew Western culture, but instead to protect the aliens that landed in the middle of Kyoto and are trying desperately to repair their ship and get home. Write from the perspective of one of the few remaining Samurai assigned to protect and keep these aliens a secret.
• Creation myth! Write from the perspective of a crazy scientist in the year 28,000 who, determined to discover how the universe began, rigs up a malfunctioning time machine, goes to the “beginning” of the universe, and ends up being the reason for the Big Bang. (Logic? Causal effect? Pfft. Hush, it's time-travel, and that was never logical.)
• It turns out dinosaurs were completely sentient creatures,  thank you very much , and most of them actually left the planet in their gigantic and REALLY WEIRD spaceship when they realized an asteroid was coming. They've decided that enough time has passed and the Earth has probably recovered by now, so today, at twelve noon, they're coming home.

Where will your imagination take you? Choose any of these story ideas and use them to explore new worlds.

Or, write your own sci-fi writing prompt and share it below for other writers!

Do any of these short story ideas tickle your storytelling bones? Let us know in the comments .

It's time to play with story ideas! Take fifteen minutes and develop one of these story ideas into at least one scene. Don't edit yourself! Set your imagination free. When you’re finished, share your work in the Pro Practice Workshop here .  Not a member yet? Join us here !

Ruthanne Reid

Best-Selling author Ruthanne Reid has led a convention panel on world-building, taught courses on plot and character development, and was keynote speaker for The Write Practice 2021 Spring Retreat.

Author of two series with five books and fifty short stories, Ruthanne has lived in her head since childhood, when she wrote her first story about a pony princess and a genocidal snake-kingdom, using up her mom’s red typewriter ribbon.

When she isn’t reading, writing, or reading about writing, Ruthanne enjoys old cartoons with her husband and two cats, and dreams of living on an island beach far, far away.

P.S. Red is still her favorite color.

65 Comments

Ideas No.12 and 14 impressed me more than the others.Allowing reproduction only to ‘worthy’ people means?… How to define them or how to create ‘worthy’ people?..perhaps it is left to the imagination of the writer? Anyhow it is a worthy idea.I like it.

Thanks for that feedback! I’ve always been fascinated (and frightened) whenever the scientific community leans toward eugenics of any kind. It’s happened before, and it probably will again.

Indeed. The idea that some people think it’s a good idea to “weed out” the bad genes is both scary and angering. All human life is precious – it’s ridiculous for people to try to play God and “perfect” the human race. We live in an imperfect world and we will only be made perfect through Jesus once we are in heaven with Him.

My poor attempt at sci-fi: The planet Wondancia, five light years from earth, is inhabited by beings designed much like earthlings. But being so much more advanced in medical science, they’ve discovered how to restructure shoulders and armpits so as to accommodate an extra limb on each side. So at birth each baby on the planet Wondancia is fitted with an extra pair of arms. Needless to say, this comes in very handy.

A century ago these creatures invented powerful telescopes and began searching the various solar systems for signs of life. They took note of a particular blue-and-green ball with a surrounding atmosphere and wondered if it might be a planet hospitable to life. They named it Kantazandy, which to them means “blue seas and green hills.”

After some decades these people developed such powerful telescopes that they could actually see creatures moving around on Kantazandy. They took note of the fact that Kantazandians, though almost identical to them in shape and size, had only two arms each. What a handicap!

After much discussion, they concluded that every one of the people of Kantazandy would probably be so grateful for an extra pair of arms. So they prepared a space ship with their most advanced scientists, medical men, and translation experts to visit this blue-green planet. This was hailed not only as a fact-finding mission, but as mission of mercy as well.

Their ship landed in the south of France in 2019 and the aliens disembarked. News of their arrival thrilled the whole planet! And when the Wondancians understood that the Kantazandians were about to celebrate the year 2020, they thought it an opportune time to offer this new gift. Human beings — as the Kantazandians called themselves — were all thrilled at the prospect that each of them could be fitted for a new pair of arms. After all, everyone was wishing for a second pair of hands, weren’t they?

Alas! The humans soon realized that all their fancy wardrobes, including fashion designer gowns and jackets that cost them the earth, would now be useless and would have to be tossed. So the humans drove the Wondancians back into their spaceship and forced them to leave the planet.

“Ungrateful wretches,” the Wondancians muttered as they roared off into space. So much for foreign aid!

Haha! I LOVE it, Christine! And your “handy” pun just had me rolling. 🙂

Glad I could give you your laugh of the day. And I’m sure you’ve wished for a second pair of hands at times, too. You wouldn’t be human if you didn’t. 🙂

This was so unexpected! I like stories that surprise me. I wonder if there’s meant to be some deeper message here about the fear of change even when it’s better for you…

Glad you liked it. You may take a deeper meaning out of it as you wish, but I hadn’t thought of that one when I wrote it. Partly I like humor and partly I was poking a bit of fun at the human love of fashions, however impractical. But that’s it.

14. Children. The government’s way of making sure the population is in check and picturesque. Although I should hate them with all my might, I adore children. Their cute round cheeks and their pudgy little hands, not to mention their innocent eyes and adorable smiles. Since only the worthy are allowed to reprodcue, children are all perfect looking, intelligent and talented. Any child who is not all of these things is immediately sent to the work camps to farm and eventually die of exhaustion or starvation. But, despite all of this, I love children.

This single attribute would end up being my downfall. When I received the letter, tears sprung into my grey-blue eyes. I had been chosen as a Reproduction Agent. My worst fear had been realized and I had no way to stop the torrent of emotions that rained down at that single moment in time. As much as I loved children, never once had I considered becoming a mother. I hadn’t even thought it a possibility, as my Schoolteacher said that I was destined for a life as a Factory Worker. At least I had been prepared for that, but I had no idea what to do with the news I had just received.

My mother kept reminding me that the government knew what it was doing and would never choose s Reproduction Agent who was not perfect for the job. Little did she know that my fear was exactly that. I was not fit to be a mother. I knew that I was less than perfect, having nearly been sent to work camps three times in my life. But most of all, I was afraid that my offspring would be as imperfect as me and have to be sent away. Of course, none of this mattered, because no one seemed to care what I thought about my new destiny.

When I arrived at the Reproduction Center for my orientation, I could barely keep it together. Seeing all the happy faces and little babies made me want to cry because they reminded me that I could never be happy. I could never be happy with my soon-to-be children scattered to the winds. I could never be happy knowing that I could give a child life and then that life could just as easily be taken away.

Oh, wow, Annie! You knocked this out of the park. I really feel her struggle and her pain; great job expanding the world, too!

Thanks! I plan on continuing with the story. I wanted to have the main character fall in love with her first child, breaking the first rule of Reproduction Agents. And then, her child is going to be deemed unfit to continue living and will be sent to a work camp. The rest of the story’s going to be an epic adventure of the protagonist trying to save her son. I’m really excited; thanks for the prompts!

That’s a fantastic idea!!! Write on!

I love her emotions. This was sweet. I had no idea what to do with this option at all. Love the way you did it.

I feel for the main character, the way she doesn’t want to be a mom because her kids will be taken away. Keep up the good work!

Hello, … Sci Fi, ugh…. Let’s try

I was pacing. They were many thoughts racing through my head. I had to go, I had to, I just had to. My mother’s face flashed on abrubtly from the holigram monitor. News time, everyday at 6 o’clock pm it came on and everyday at that exact time everyone stopped their bustle, where ever they were and turned their attentions to the fleet of scientist whose images floated in front and around them. I stopped my pacing abrubtly as well, to my dismay. It was a reflex action of pure habit. Even if one of the lead scientist, Ilinora Estrava, was my mother. My nerves were on a high. Today was the day they would announce their plan of action. They had been reported attacks. Some people said it was the Venire people. Of course, they were blamed for everything. Their ancestors had been the first alien species to land on the earth, as refugees in the year 2967. Most of them died on landing, then from failure to adapt to life here. What had saved them was the fact that they were so innocent, like adult children. At least that’s what the history books say. But the Venire didn’t remain as such. Life on Earth 2 would do that to any one. Even our children weren’t innocent. You needed tact and above average intelligence to survive in this mechanised and metallic world. They had revolted, they didn’t want to remain our slaves, pets… Our labrats. I gulped waiting. My mother didn’t share her plans with me. She hadn’t visited in a while. I knew what everyone else knew. That in a month or two the leaders of Earth 2, the scientist would either release LI432 an airborne disease engineered specifically to kill anyone with even a hint of venire genes into the earth 1 atmosphere or not. The leaders of the revolting Venire, Morda and Kaius lazered an entrance through our thick metal walls. Walls that kept them and the outside world, Earth 1, separated from us. No one knew why, no one wanted to. ” In exactly two days” came my mother’s voice, fluid and unemotional, “LI432 will be introduced into Earth1’s atmosphere in response to Venire’s act of war. All remaining Venire if found guilty of treason will be executed. I was still. I knew it was coming but to hear it. Shereeva. She had been arrested too. My mother’s favourite pet. She had offspring in Earth 1 whose genes my mother hadn’t found nearly as fascinating as Shereeva’s. I snapped out of my standing coma and pulled on my jacket and the escape bag that I had packed, when I still trying to convince myself of what I needed to do. The trying to convince was over. I was out the door. Running on our dimly lit streets. The elistest district on which I lived much later curfew than everyone else but I still had less than 45 mins to get to “the other side”, break in ( Illinora’s daughter or not) and jump start the obsolete time machine. An antique, a thing once used onlynfor prisoners on death row. No one wanted to go back. Why would they. To go back was death in itself and worse. The trip alone could cause mental disintegration if it didn’t kill you first but I had too. I was my mother’s daughter. I was above sure I could rig it right. I didn’t jave any other choice. There was no arguing with the leaders. That disease would be released. There was no way to stop it unless I went back to the very beginning and stopped them (Morda and Kaius) from ever breaching the wall. However I had too and if I died in the process than that was better than living knowing that the people that you lived would die. This was for Shereeva, for the stories she would tell me of her children’s birth when I couldn’t sleep at night. Even hd been prodded , poked, experimented on and taken from her family. She still managed to show me love. The daughter of the woman who was responsible for it all. I had to try. I had to go.

Oh, very nicely done! Definitely unexpected twists there. You may not like sci-fi much, but I’d say you’re doing a great job with it. This sounds like something you could continue.

Cool start for a sci-fi story. Keep up the good work!

Oh and thanks for the prompts. It’s really to come up with ideas for stories, at least for me. You’re prompts help. Thanks.

I’m so glad to hear it, Dina! It’s tons of fun to hand them out. 🙂 I’m really glad it helps!

Thanks. As you can guess, I don’t do sci-fi. Humor trumps any other genre in my books. 🙂

Can ye guess which one laddie, or lassie?

It started with a slight click, followed by “Oops,” and a very brief, very bright flash.

“What did you do!?”

“Nothin’, I didn’t do nothin’.”

“Well, something just happened!”

“I know. But it wasn’t nothing I did. Hell, we sound like Krauss, Something from Nothing.”

“Yeah, well, check the setup.”

“What the …”

“What? And if you tell me ‘nothing’ I swear I’ll shove that table up …”

“No … it’s gone.”

“What’s gone?”

“The experiment.”

“I checked it not a minute ago. It can’t be gone,” that was followed by a “zzzt!” and “Damn!”

“What?”

“Static. Walked across the carpet and touched the table.”

“Uh oh.”

“What!?!?”

“That’s what I did. I walked across the carpet, and touched the framework holding the experiment.”

“Damn it … What’s the potential in a static discharge?”

“Not sure, ten maybe twenty thousand volts.”

“Ahh man … Our setup was calibrated for eight thousand volts!”

“Holy crap. Was the recorder running!?”

“Yeah, thank goodness, yes it was. Let me reload the file. You ready?”

“Yeah, put it on the high def display, and slow it down.”

“There, that’s me, walking, I reach for the frame … there, there’s the arc. Jeez, must be over fifteen thousand volts, damn … Look at the overhead shot … Wow, the plates are moving …”

“Look at that … That’s the click we heard … The plates making contact … My god … Magnify … Look at that … A bubble, incredibly small, what …”

“The flash …”

“Quick, run the data through the Inverse Fractal Transform function … get the times and convert’m to Planck … Wow … look at that …”

“Holy … We just created a universe. See, here, the singularity, then expansion, then the flash when matter starts to condense and photons form … But our universe can’t hold it, so, what, I dunno, squeezes it out?”

“Just static, it all started from static discharge.”

“Wonder where it is?”

“Huh?”

“The universe we just created. Where is it? What’s happening to it?”

“I dunno. Probably has some televangelist preaching about how the universe can only be 10,000 years old.”

“Yeah,” and a chuckle, “What he don’t know. It’s only ten minutes old.”

“So, feel like God?”

“Hell no. I’m starving. Let’s go get lunch.”

Hahaha! Terrific Creation myth! Hilarious!

Makes me think of The Flash mate

The Test ————

The room that was normally bustling with the clamor and energy of youth was unnaturally quiet that day. But then, it was probably always this way on the first of May. It was the 51st anniversary of the formation of the New Republic, and the City celebrated it each year with the Festival of Youth.

There were two major traditions followed on this day. The first was a celebration where extra bread and dessert was provided to all children under the age of eighteen. There were about 500 of us in this City. We all lived in the Youth Centre where all our educational and nurturing needs were taken care of by experts. The other, and most important tradition, was that those who were about to reach the age of adulthood were given aptitude tests, which would determine their role as contributing members of the society.

The quiet room was where I had just taken the Test, with 30 of my peers who would all join the larger society next year. We all sat there, contemplating the fact that we had just written our destinies. Children who barely knew what they were going to do the next day had just had their entire future decided for them and were struggling to wrap their heads around that fact. This was the exact moment children became adults in our society.

Someone cracked a joke about failing the Test to break the oppressive silence that we were all afraid to speak into. The joke was terrible: failure was no laughing matter. We did not speak of those who failed. But the joke helped bring back the children within us who laughed at all matters serious and believed ourselves to be Gods. We walked out the room, laughing, the same as always, looking forward to the feast that night.

I walked out alone, at peace with the world. I was certain that I’d done well at the sections on math and physics. I had already begun dreaming of going to the School of Science and Technology, imagining myself solving the problems of energy and waste and improving life for all in the City.

The results would be announced that evening, before the feast, for the whole City to see. It was a big moment, especially because there hadn’t been such a large number of graduates in a single year for a long time. It was also a big deal because there had been a threat of protest at the event. You see, there were detractors of the Test: a growing group of Individualists who thought the Test was an unfair method of deciding a person’s future and took away individual choice.

Some of my peers agreed with this point of view, but they’d never voice it in class. I disagreed with them in our impassioned after-class debates when the adults were all gone. With humanity at the brink of extinction, the needs of all were greater than the needs of the individual. Besides, the Test didn’t take away choice. When they had thought to introduce the Test, the original plan had been to simply measure the brain patterns of infants at birth and decide their futures solely on the basis of natural ability. But the great Thinkers who had designed the Commandments of the Republic realized that this would doom us. They decided instead to test children after a few years of common education, and to test not their innate ability, but their perseverance and hard work. Anyone interested in a field could beat the Test with sufficient hard work.

As I wandered around thinking all this, I lost track of time until Sarah, my roommate, holo-called me asking me to get to the Square. It was time. I ran as fast as I could, weaving my way through the rejoicing crowd to the front where the Graduates stood, in front of the Info-screen. The Square was lit up in the usual fashion for the Youth festival. You could even smell the feast.

I had been just in time to see Sarah jumping in joy because the Test had marked her for an Education expert. I was happy for Sarah: she had always loved children. It was my turn next and as they called out my name, I could barely hear the announcer over my own heartbeat.

“Dahlia Young! Perfect score in math, science and technology, …”

I was elated. My dream was about to come true!

“Also a perfect score in languages, government, athletics, …”

And on and on he went. Apparently, I’d done much too good a job at the Test, and I was getting tired of this. I really hoped no one could see me blush. Sarah was already shaking my hand in a ridiculously exaggerated manner. I just wanted it to get over so I would finally know.

“With these results, Dahlia Young has been deemed best for the role of Reproducer!”

The crowd went wild. I was stunned. It was impossible. I wasn’t meant to be a reproducer! I was so much more than that! Sure, surely, they’d made a mistake. I tried to speak, but people simply hugged me and smiled and said their congratulations. The announcer moved on to the next kid. I had stopped listening.

My head was still spinning. I couldn’t believe the test had failed me so horribly. Unknowingly, I started walking away from the Square, until I was running. I ran into a group of people who stopped me and asked me what was wrong. I hadn’t realized tears had been streaming down my face.

I tried to get away, but they wouldn’t let me. Afraid they might call the psych ambulance to help control me, I told them that I was merely unhappy with the test results.

They looked at each other knowingly. “We understand, Miss.”

I saw that Jake, the guy who cracked the joke about failing was among the group. I looked at him, wondering why he wasn’t at the feast.

“I failed, Dahlia.” He whispered, his voice filled with horror. Poor Jake! His fate was much worse than mine: he’d been discarded from society.

That’s when I saw the placards they were holding. They were Individualists. And I finally understood their point.

I was the best in my class: with my aptitude, I could be anything. But they chose to make better use of me for the society as a whole. Someone with my genetic superiority would be more useful producing more such as myself than doing anything directly. And I refused to accept that. My world crashed around me taking my ideals downs with it. For all I believed in the betterment of everyone and the needs of society trumping those of the individual, I still wanted a choice as to how to make that better impact.

To use my body against my will to do something I never wanted to… that was not a free society. And to discard someone as being unworthy, that was not a fair society. I realized that the Thinkers had been wrong, that they were fallible too.

As I looked at the protesters who were looking kindly back at me, I knew I was standing at a crossroads. I could either accept my fate, or I could change it.

I looked at Jake, and then at the image in my mind of my future self. I had made my choice. I walked away from the Square, from the world I’d known, and towards a more difficult and uncertain path where I’d help build a better world, like I’d always wanted to.

Fabulous! This reads like an opening for a YA bestseller!

Thanks! When I re-read it, I realized the story sounds a bit too much like Divergent, to be honest. Originality is hard work…

Originality is bizarre. 🙂 After all, it IS true that there’s no fully original story. It’s all in how it’s done. I didn’t think Divergent when I read it; there were no five groups, etc.

Sounds like the Giver but with different people.

I love the dinosaurs prompt. It’s brilliant.

What was the story behind the fossilized dinosaurs we found? Where they left behind? Did they choose to stay because they didn’t believe the scientists? Did they stay behind to help somehow and were heroes?

Where have the dinos been all this time? Did they terraform another planet? Or have they been floating around space all this time? Did they maybe get lost?

What happens to humans now?

There is so much potential here! But it’s so hard to write a story about speaking dinosaurs without it sounding utterly ridiculous, or like any other alien story. A challenging prompt!

YES! I love that you’re thinking this way! I was considering most of these questions when I wrote it, but I chose not to put them in there, since I wanted other writers to come up with the answers. 🙂

Clearly, the dinosaurs that were left behind represent lower order creatures, much like our domesticated animals and the wildlife that abounds on our planet. These creatures were unable to leave under their own power and did not have the intelligence to use technology. The Saurian race that did leave probably only took enough of them with them to maintain their food supply.

Rex stepped out of the ship against orders to feel the breeze in his scales and breathe in the air of the Homeland. He went back inside calling on the other two to come out and *feel* the Earth. They told him they were perfectly happy to observe it from the safety of the ship engineered to keep them alive and comfortable, thank you very much.

“Government orders, Rex. Our mission is to observe and take notes, not to engage.” That was Augustine. She liked following orders. That was why she was here in spite of her space-sickness and dislike of travel. She was the most renowned historian of their age, and knew all there was to know about the Ancestors and the Homeland. That’s why they needed her on the mission.

Rex knew there was no point trying to convince her. He’d leave her to her books.

He turned to Barry instead and smiled.

“Don’t look at me like that, Rex. You will not talk me into trouble, not here. The mission is too important.”

Barry and Rex had grown up together in the Dome, dreaming of feeling the wind and nature and running free, like the Ancestors did. Barry had outgrown Rex’s wild dreams and had become a respectable geo-environmentalist. They had sent him to study the composition of the Earth and its habitability.

Rex was here as bodyguard.

“But Barry, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! It’s everything we ever dreamed of. We’re making history here, buddy. For a million years, no dinosaur has stepped foot on Earth, and we’re the beginning of a return to our great past.”

“Try 65 million years, Rex. Why don’t you step out and make history by yourself, and I’ll take care of the work. Does that sound good to you? Augustine will make sure your name is in all the history books.”

Rex was fine with that. These bookish dinosaurs had forgotten what it meant to be free, having lived in their tiny domed planet. They didn’t appreciate the smell of the rain and the feel of soft mud and all the green that surrounded them, and the sound of other creatures.

“Rex, come in. We’re getting some strange signals here. Please get back into the ship. We may need to take off and switch base.”

Rex sighed. It was probably some other creature that now inhabited the planet. Millions of years in the Dome living only among other dinosaurs had made his kind Xenophobic to the extreme. They had forgotten the time when they lived in symbiosis with millions of other creatures right here on Earth.

The Forgotten Heroes, the dinosaurs that had tried to save the other, lesser creatures from the Great Impact, had been left behind to die by those who believed dinosaurs to be the superior race and the only one worth saving. Few spoke of this, uglier, side of dinosaur history. But it wasn’t forgotten.

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This story is not complete yet. I’m trying to figure out what happens when the dinosaurs meet humans. But I’d like to know what you think so far.

Interesting story from a dinosaur’s perspective. I’d like to hear more and see the reaction Rex has when he first meets a human!

Continued…

The whir of the ship’s engine pulled Rex back to reality and he realized he’d better make a move or he’d join the Forgotten Heroes himself.

“Come in, base. Barry, can you hear me?”

There was only static in response. Scared that something had happened to his friends, and that he’d failed at his *one* job of protecting the ship, he ran to where he thought the base was. Unfortunately, he’d wandered rather far off from base, and, while he would never admit it, he was quite lost.

Rex tried counting down from ten to calm himself down so he could think, but a count *down*, he realized, was not a very calming thing. It reminded him of time running out or a bomb ticking down, and his heart rate only got faster as he reached zero.

Frustrated, Rex gave a loud roar.

“There, that felt better.”

He then started moving, because staying there would not help him find the ship. Unbeknownst to Rex, his sense of direction was not nearly as good as he boasted. It was hard to get lost on the small domed city where he’d grown up, but the wilderness of Earth was a whole other matter. The very land felt alive and moving and changing.

And so, Rex wandered off in the entire opposite direction, where the woods ended, and the cities began. It was night time and the lights of the city hurt poor Rex’s eyes, and the honking of the cars hurt his ears.

That is how Rex first met humans. And that is when things got really, really bad.

Rex knew that he’d paid more attention to working out than his books in school, but he was fairly certain none of the books had ever described the Earth quite like this. And they certainly never mentioned the weird little creatures with shiny shells. Curious, he walked across the road to get a closer look at the beings.

That is how the humans first met Rex. As you may have guessed, things did not get better.

The humans abandoned their cars and ran like little mice scattered by the appearance of a cat. Some stopped to click pictures first.

Rex was confused and annoyed by the commotion, but he tried to communicate. That just scared them more.

And then Rex heard a loud rumble. It was a large grey creature with a long nose. Fascinated, Rex walked towards it to say hello.

That’s when they fired at him. The blow came as a shock to Rex who hadn’t encountered gunfire on their more peaceful planet. He was unhurt, but, now scared, Rex ran right into the city, leaving behind a trail of destruction in his haste.

He tried contacting Barry again, and was finally successful.

“Barry, Barry, it’s me. You’ve got to come get me.”

“Where are you Rex? We waited nearly thirty minutes but then we figured you died out there.”

“I don’t know where I am! I ran out of the green and reached a miniature city of some sort. It looks like there’s an infestation of some tiny two legged creatures.”

“Yes, we found the creatures too. They’re *everywhere*. But Rex, they’re sentient. We were able to make contact from the ship. They have radio waves. Wait, maybe I can ask them about you.”

After about fifteen minutes of conversation where the humans realized that the Godzilla-like creature that had attacked New York was actually connected to the UFO observed, and provided the aliens with detailed explanations as to how to find their friend and to please take him away, they found him.

“Barry! Augustine! I’ve never been so happy to see you. Thank you for saving my life.”

“Yeah, wasn’t that supposed to be your job?” said Augustine, returning to the comm center.

“We have fascinating news Rex. We are not alone in the universe! There was another advanced civilization emerging right here on Earth. Isn’t it beautiful? There’s so much we can learn from each other.”

Barry was nearly jumping with excitement. Good thing he didn’t though, the ship may not have been able to handle it.

“Their technology is primitive in some ways, but more advanced in others. Specifically, they have nuclear power, which they informed us of as a sort of threat when we asked about you.”

“In any case,” said Augustine, “this is a matter for diplomatic action. If we want to return to Earth, we’re going to have to share our home with this beings.”

“We thank you for your help in finding our bumbling bodyguard,” Augustine typed on the comm screen.

“Heyy”, said Rex, infuriated.

“Glad we could help. Now take him and leave, or we *will* fire,” was the response from the humans after a three hour long consultation between the heads of all states.

Barry and Augustine frowned. This was unexpected.

“They were just as excited about the prospect of knowledge sharing just a while ago. I wonder what changed. Perhaps we offended them somehow?”

Rex shuffled his gigantic feet. Then cleared his throat.

“Um, about that…”

“Yes?” said Augustine, her eyes narrowed suspiciously.

“It may have something to do with the fact that I maybe, kinda ….”

“Go on.” It was amazing just how far she could narrow her eyes and still see.

“I may have stepped on one or two.” Rex mumbled.

“You did what?”

“I stepped… on the little creatures… it was an accident…” Rex felt himself shrinking beneath the gaze of the smaller dinosaur.

Barry stepped in.

“Well, I think that’s the end of that. Let’s get out of here before we become nuked meat. Maybe things will cool down in another couple of million years.”

HAHAHA! Oh, what a mess! I can’t imagine THIS report back home! Great job, Sana. 🙂

Thanks Ruthanne! 🙂 And I loved the prompts. They were very fun. I hope we see more posts of the kind.

Oh, poor Rex! He wasn’t prepared for this at ALL.

Oh, I LOVE this idea! I hadn’t even considered these dinosaurs being xenophobic – that adds a whole new spice to the mix. 🙂

Doctor Johnson stood in Room 12B and labeled each vial of blood, 1st, 2nd, 3rd. He dated them, then tucked them away in the final case of blood samples. His research was coming to fruition – and soon. After the blood samples had been sent off for testing, it would only be a matter of time before he discovered what in Julia’s blood gave the girl her secret power.

A knock sounded on the door.

“Enter,” he said as he locked the blood sample case.

An aide entered. “Sir, the soldiers are getting uneasy,” he said, handing Doctor Johnson his mail.

Doctor Johnson gave him a hard look. “And why is that?”

“Since the government started the Life Extension program, the men think because they’re connected to you, if your operations are discovered, they’ll be the ones singled out to die.”

The aide’s concern was nonsense—whenever the population increased to an undesired level, the government usually targeted small children, adolescents, or the old to be eliminated. They rarely chose persons closer to the middle, like Doctor Johnson, who almost forty, or his soldiers, who were in the range of mid-twenties to early thirties.

“Neither the government nor the military know about my operations here,” Doctor Johnson said. He picked up a short stack of files and tapped them on the metal desk to straighten them, then faced the aide again. “And besides, my goal is to complete my research without being discovered. The fate of a fraction of my soldiers is of little interest to me. You’re dismissed.”

The aide gave a brief nod, then exited the room.

Exhaling out a long breath, Doctor Johnson put his pen in his breast pocket and flipped through his mail. A light bill. Two credit card offers. A letter addressed to him, with the government’s stamp in the corner—finally. He’d been waiting on his tax return for over a month.

Doctor Johnson opened the envelope and tugged out the folded paper inside. In the left-hand corner, his name, identification number, and date of birth were printed in red. His eyes then scanned the first sentence. The only sentence.

The letter slipped from his hands.

He was sentenced to death.

Any feedback/suggestions are welcome. Loved the prompt! : )

Nice! It was a little abrupt though. I wished the story made me care more about the fact that the guy was dying.

The viewpoint character is actually one of the main antagonists in my story…so that’s probably why it seemed like I didn’t care as much. : ) Thank you for the feedback!

Hmm. It’s rare to read an entire story from the antagonist’s POV. I wonder why that is. Maybe because from their POV, they’re the “good guy”. Course this way you can have a slow reveal where you either see the person transform or you realise they’re the antagonist with some new information. Hope to read what happens next!

Aww thanks!

Oh, this is AWESOME. You took the idea and expanded it magnificently. The characterization is fantastic, too. I really love it! If I’d read this as a sample, I’d want to keep on reading.

I absolutely loved where you went with this story!!!!!!!!!! I want to read more!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so much for these ideas!!! I LOVE #1, and I’m writing it now. When I’m done, I”m probably going to post it here. Again, thank you!

Delighted to hear it, Renee! 🙂

Fats, a large Ragamuffin cat, lay on the roof of his owner’s house. The stars were fading into the early sunrise. A clatter below him drew his attention, and Fats stood up. “Who goes there?” Fats droned. Fats’ voice was thick like his swinging belly.

“Bones and Hank,” a manly voice responded. Hank was a little, purebred British Shorthair, and Bones was an abandoned Scottish Fold kitten, whose bones stuck out from his skin. Fats dragged his stomach across the roof as he went to meet the two cats.

Hank popped up from the rain gutter, and Bones eagerly followed. As the two cats seated themselves on a pale spot on the roof, Fats spoke. “General Steve, and Commander Bob will be here to pick us up for the meeting soon,” Fats announced.

Hank snorted. “Last time they said that, they forgot,” he chuckled. Little Bones, not wanting to be left out, said, “Steve hates me.” Fats and Hank knew this was true; at any time possible, General Steve tried to get rid of Bones.

Lights took over the sky, and all three cats on the rooftop blinked in surprise. A little ship landed, and two ugly Sphynx cats trotted out a sliding stairway connected to a folding door. The taller of the two Sphynx cats paused, and announced, “Loyal housecats, we have completed our mission to control the world. Now we must mislay our love for the smelly humans, and return to the Moon.”

The two Sphynx turned on a dime, and sauntered into the spaceship. Fats, Bones, and Hank followed. The sliding stairway slipped into the bottom of the ship, and the folding door closed with a thwack! .

“Good job, Fats. You have gathered information that can be used to overcome the humans. This plan was created eighteen generations ago, and has not been completed until now. Hank, you are now officially appointed to the rank of Commander, and Bones, you… have accomplished the task of melting the humans hearts with cuteness,” the tall Sphynx congratulated the three.

The smaller of the Sphynx turned to the beeping, red-blue-green buttons and silver control panels. “General Steve, we are prepared to go to the Moon,” the little Sphynx quipped. General Steve, the tall Sphynx, nodded. “All systems go!” General Steve cried.

As the little, silver ship sped away, a couple stirred underneath the roof that the cats had been on. “Hey, Karl, did you here something?” the young wife whispered to her husband. “Huh? Oh, nothing. Go to sleep, Ginny,” her husband muttered, clearly annoyed. The woman shrugged, and closed her eyes.

She opened them again. “Karl, I have the strangest feeling that we’re being tricked by those housecats,” she murmured. Her husband snored.

Hahaha! Clever lady! 🙂 I wonder if she had any idea. I also wonder if she’ll miss them now that they’re gone! 🙂 But what comes next? They accomplished world domination; what’s their next step? 🙂

The man’s footsteps were audible throughout the corridor as he sped past the storage rooms into the unexplored paths of the building that had been his home since adolescence. The usually relaxing sounds of machinery humming about seemed hostile today, as if it somehow knew the fate that awaited him. The man in the lab coat ran towards a metal portal, and pressed his hand over the array of biosensors and scanners. Behind him, his pursuer’s panting filled the corridor, and the man knew he was nearly out of time. “Identity affirmed”, a robotic voice erupted, “Entry granted to Doctor Abacus.” Dr. Abacus was not his actual name. He was called that by his peers due to his exceptional mathematical skills. If they could see me now, he thought, quickly entering the room. In a trice, the portal began closing. As soon as Dr. Abacus was going to take a huge sigh of relief, his pursuer came into sight. In the blink of an eye, he was lunging for the doors. Before Dr. Abacus could recover, he was already there. By the time the doors closed, he had cornered the scientist. “What do you want from me?”, Dr. Abacus’ scared voice echoed against the narrow walls. “Your most powerful asset”, a raspy voice replied. “Your ability to manipulate time.” “You are reading too much science fiction”, the scientist replied defiantly, “That’s where time travel is possible.” A humourless laugh resounded against the metal walls. Dr. Abacus felt a stab of fear. “You and I both know that you’re lying. Your recent discoveries seem to corroborate time travel.” Dr. Abacus was shocked. How could this beast know? Did somebody disclose it? “You have researched the string theory”, continued the captor, enjoying his prey’s helplessness, “and have discovered another kind of duality. The T- and S-duality allowed distance and coupling manipulation. Now, the new duality discovered by you allows you to interconvert space and time. They were already a part of a continuum, but you allowed their discrete manipulation. And if I am wrong”, said the man with a dangerous edge to his voice, “I will spare your life”. The man gave an emotionless smile and produced a sharp knife. “Now, start talking about the locations, security and other details of your breakthrough, or else this goes into the neck.” Dr. Abacus was dead and he knew it. Even if he gave away the specifics to the monster, he would slit his throat, and leave him here to rot. “And if I don’t?”, Abacus ventured, “There isn’t much you don’t seem to know”. The man smiled again, “If you don’t, then I will obtain it by alternate means. I simply want to choose the lesser of two evils.” “Murdering an innocent man is a lesser evil?” “Compared to the other way, yes” “I don’t think that I will give you the particulars in that case. You would only misuse them.” “In that case, Doctor, you have outlived your usefulness”, said the man, sounding disappointed. “Goodbye.” When the man left the room half a minute later, he was feeling full of adrenaline. Doctor Abacus lay in his own private room with a stabbed throat and the immeasurably powerful secret being lost from the mainstream forever, dying with his remaining brain cells.

WOW! What an intense tale! And you actually told a complete story in a short space – beginning, middle, and end, even though it leaves the reader with a lot of questions. Great job, Krish!

I’m sort of late to the discussion, but I just want to say that I absolutely LOVE #8 and #12. Thank you so much for these wonderful prompts!

thank you for the hot air balloon idea it is great! I wrote about it in a notebook and I named the girl Anna. She is protecting her city when she sees a pterodactyl, The pterodactyls are not that bad as everyone thought and soon Anna meets her best friend, a Pterodactyl named rosy. That is just a sum of the story. I hope you like it!

sounds like how to train your dragon

Time marches on, like the slow and steady beat off a drum. He could run but not forever, because time always wins.

“Quickly.” “There he is!” The voice shouted, faltering. He sprinted past the corner of the grey building ignoring the vague red lights flashing ominously, stumbling slightly as he felt his knees buckle. His breath came out in short exasperated heaves, and his hand fumbled around in his faded jeans – reassuring himself that it was still there. The one thing that he came for. Risked his life for – not that his mattered anyway. He’s over there! Not bothering to glance at who shouted, he ripped the small device from his pocket and held it to his forehead. Memories bounced around in his mind like a jack in the box before they finally settled onto one. He took the device away from his clammy forehead and peered down at it. Timetrive actualized. Initiating countdown. 10..9..8.. A strong force knocked him down from behind and he struggled against it, finally escaping it’s grasp and knocking it down with an elbow to the stomach. He ran like a madman down the bleak hallway, weary of the men pursuing him. 3…2…he halted in his tracks. The timetrave was grasped tightly in his hand. 1… His entire being started to dissolve. Like little pixels on a television, slowly evaporating. And then he was gone.

Confusion overwhelmed him, before he slowly started to recognise his surroundings. His head pounded- he was overcome with intense nausea. A lump formed in his throat and he tried to swallow it down. And then suddenly it all ceased and he felt ‘normal’ again. The faint sound of chatter lapped at his ears and stared up at the enourmous flag that covered the wall in front of him. He moved cautiously, creeping towards the sound of a man talking. “-And that is how I get my spray tan.” The voice boomed into the microphone. Venom coursed throughout his body, turning his blood hot with fire. It was him. The despicable imbecile who had ruined the nation. He could’t restrain himself any longer. After all. This was his intent from the begining. The floor heaved beneath his feet as he ran ferociously onto the stage, lunging himself at Donald Trump. All his vision was filled with putrid bleached hair “I’m gonna sue you, and make sure that immigration takes you away!” He seethed. “Try me.” He responded, before karate chopping him in the face, watching as he split right down the middle. Standing victorious over the carcas on the ground, he waved at the crowd smirking gleefully. “Sir! Sir! That was amazing. Just who are you?” Looking at the young girl direct in her eye he responded, “The name’s Boris.” He paused. “Boris Johnson.”

I have an idea: Five shards fall down on earth and 2 kids find 2 of them. The “bad guy” tries to find the rest, and the kids have to find them before himher and defeat hamher. This was my latest idea, and I am making a story based on this now!

Here is my plot

Jellyfish are actually aliens that landed here aeons ago and adapted to the warm waters of Earth. Hidden at the bottom of the ocean their master’s ship lies shut down with no sign of life. One day archeological scientists uncover a round disc full of inscriptions in an unknown language. What they don’t know is that they have just found a part of the opening device to the ship. Will they find the other pieces and unlock the ship or destroy them in their own safety? One scientist finds further information about the ship and its owners discovering that they are asleep in a time bubble called the “blue aquamarine” so that if they awake they will find that aeons have pasted in the blink of an eye. Not knowing what powers the aliens have The Earth immediately turns defensive and sets up a system that can destroy anything. But the scientist knows that the aliens only came to look for a home and tries to convince everyone that they are friendly but no one will listen. The scientist finds a way to decode the disc and it turns out that the disc is one of five different discs holding different information about the aliens. The disc that the scientists found is the disc holding information about the ship. The other discs have information about the future, the aliens and their history, species and plants on their planet and their planet. He discovers the ship is made of platinum and sets out on a journey to design a flaw in the new destroying system jamming it’s ability to destroy platinum in an attempt to save the aliens.

If I may add an idea?

600 years after Earth fell into chaos and became unihabitable. But the nerds at Nasa had a plan and secretly created a massive Bio Sphere (A half sphere that has its own cool ecosystem. In this idea just a city but often whole varieties of eco systems), on Mars. The BioSphere is the size of Texas and Alaska put together.

Ig just go from there.

“As I had been hovering on Saturn’s rings for a few hours or so, I received a faint frequency ringing through my ears. It felt as if it was coming across The Nebula.” See.. I’m wanting to actually create a story where this teenager is a gift from the Galaxies Gods. He just didn’t know that he had powers like to where he can either A- Destroy planets and become a cruel being and bend space and time to the breaking point of a black hole swallowing all. Or B- He becomes a hero, makes new planets, helps colonies, helps Earth even.. And usually when I have trouble making sci-fi novels, I listen to Starset, they have like.. amazing music that has to.. its difficult to explain.

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Five Tips for Creating an Engaging Space Battle

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Space battles are an important aspect of science fiction, especially space opera , and we want them to be engaging. At first blush, that might sound easy. Space battles have hyperdrives and torpedoes and lasers, oh my. How could that not be engaging? But it’s harder than you might think. Spacecrafts are complex and alien. It’s easy to drown your audience in endless technical details, fill page upon page with ships firing ineffectually at each other, or leave the audience wondering why the battle was set in space at all.

Fortunately, we storytellers are clever folk, and we have methods at our disposal for ensuring our space battles keep the audience on the edge of their seats. So strap in to your favorite spaceship and spool up the FTL drive. It’s time to explore some tips on keeping your space battle engaging.

1. Plan For Distance

I say this a lot, but space is big . Really big. So big that it’s difficult for our puny meat brains to comprehend. It’s also really empty, meaning that hostile ships will probably see each other from a long way off. This means that combatants will be engaging across millions of miles or more.

At those distances, the speed of light is no longer effectively instantaneous. It takes light one second to travel 186,282 miles, so by the time you see something happen that far away, it actually happened one second ago. At space distances, it’s impossible to know exactly where your enemy is. By the time the light * bounces off them and reaches your sensors, they’ve already moved.

This makes shooting difficult and calls for unique solutions. Ships in your setting might fire volleys of long-range missiles that can track the enemy once they close the distance. Or your ships might employ powerful prediction algorithms to guess at where the enemy is going to be and then fire at that spot. They might even sweep arcs of laser fire through the void like swords , trying to score a hit.

You have a lot of freedom in what options your space combatants use, as long as it has some plausibility. You can even use far more outlandish possibilities if you set them up properly. Your ships might battle by creating small gravitational singularities next to the enemy or broadcast mind-control memes via radio waves. What’s important is that your weapons feel like they’re designed for use in space. The vacuum is starkly different from any other battlefield, and unique weapons will help bring that home.

If you want a battle to take place at close range, you’ll need to set up a good reason for it. If it only needs to happen once, you could craft a scene in which two ships open fire as they depart from the same station. If you want close-range battles to be the norm, you’ll need a more robust explanation. Perhaps your setting’s FTL drives teleport ships directly to their destination, Battlestar Galactica style, which allows combatants to get really close to each other before attacking.

2. Determine Your Character’s Level of Control

A space battle probably won’t be your hero floating alone through the void. * They’ll be on a spaceship and fighting enemies who are also in spaceships . This adds a layer of distance between the combatants, and it affects how you portray the battle.

First, decide how much control your character has over the ship. This can be broken down into three broad categories.

• The Character Is the Ship: This is for battles where the character is an artificial intelligence or a human with their nervous system wired directly into their vessel. They control the ship as if it were their own body and feel damage as if they were being hurt. The battle will be immediate, with no delay between the character’s thought and action.
• The Character Pilots the Ship: In this scenario, the character isn’t part of the ship, but they control most or all of its functions. They decide where it goes, when to fire the weapons, etc. The ship is like an all-encompassing piece of equipment . The battle is still fairly immediate, but there’s a slight delay between thought and action because the character must operate the ship’s controls.
• The Character Commands the Ship: Your character doesn’t operate any controls themselves. Instead they give orders to a team of subordinates. The character makes plans, but they must depend on others to carry those plans out. There is a longer delay between thought and action, because every order must travel down the chain of command .

Your character’s level of control will have a huge impact on how the battle is perceived. When a character is one with their ship, they perceive space as if through their own eyes. They “see” anything the ship’s sensors can detect. A pilot depends on display readouts, whereas a commander must often have data interpreted for them by subordinates, because there’s simply too much information for one person to handle.

Different control levels also influence a battle’s pacing. At the greatest degree of control, the battle will be fast and frantic, much like a sword fight , because the character is effectively fighting via their physical body. A pilot will have a little more time to think, but not much. They must plan each maneuver with only seconds to act, staying one step ahead of their enemy.  A commander must endure delays as their orders are carried out. Use this time to build tension while the character speculates what the enemy will do next and reflects on the cost of failure.

3. Use the Environment to Add Novelty and Realism

Space is an environment unlike any other. It is cold, and yet things stay hot for a long time because there is no air to transfer heat. It is dark but also filled with the light of many stars. Emphasizing the alien nature of space is a great way to make your story more engaging, because the coolness factor and the added realism will ground your audience in the setting. To emphasize the environment, use some of these elements.

• Microgravity:  This is also known as zero gravity or weightlessness, but in absolute terms, there’s always some gravity around. * Thanks to novels like The Expanse , microgravity is becoming more common in scifi stories, but it still has a lot of novelty value. People move differently in microgravity, and things just float around unless something pushes them. Describing how a character launches themself across a room, or how their hair billows around them, will just sound cool. Meanwhile, describing all the handholds, straps, and special drinking vessels needed in a weightless environment will make your setting more immersive.
• Acceleration: In space, the only limit on how fast something can go is the speed of light. That means for most spacecraft, it all comes down to acceleration. The ship that maintains greater acceleration for longer will have a major edge, but it comes with a cost. Acceleration produces a gravity-like effect inside the ship, and the faster a ship accelerates, the stronger the gravity. If the g-forces get too strong , they can injure or kill a ship’s crew. This is a great way to build tension: the ship accelerates to avoid incoming fire, but if it goes too fast, the crew won’t survive.
• Inertia:   In an atmosphere , any moving object will stop eventually, either because it hits something or simply from air resistance. In space, this is not the case. A moving object will keep going practically forever, unless there’s a powerful gravity well nearby to pull it in. In your story, this quirk of physics is most likely to come up after a ship has been damaged so badly its engine no longer functions. At that point, the ship is adrift, unable to halt its progress, drifting into who knows what.
• Radiation: Space is full of radiation. So much radiation that it’s one of the biggest obstacles to putting a human on Mars . A space-battle setting probably has some kind of reliable radiation shielding, but that can disappear once the hull is breached. Even more dangerous than natural radiation is the radiation humans bring with them. A nuclear torpedo or breached fusion drive can put the crew in serious danger if they don’t find shelter quickly.

Those are just four of the many options at your disposal. You can also have characters overwhelmed by the vastness of space  or create a powerful dissonance between the vacuum’s peaceful silence and the many people dying with each flash of a breached reactor. The important thing is to bring in space itself as part of the story, so your battle doesn’t seem like it could have taken place on land, sea, or sky.

4. Design Battle Tactics

One of the toughest parts of narrating a space battle is deciding what the ships do. Sure, you can write that they fire at each other, but without understandable tactics, that won’t mean a lot to the audience. A fight between humans is relatively easy to understand, but when space-faring vessels get involved, it’s harder to comprehend what’s happening. If your audience doesn’t understand the fight, they won’t be invested in the actions your characters take.

Fortunately, you don’t have to drown your audience in technical details. Instead, define what kind of advantage the combatants are trying to get over each other. For a low-tech example, consider naval tactics in the Age of Sail . In those battles, the main advantage was in keeping the enemy within your broadside, while staying out of theirs. This was simple in theory and incredibly complex in practice. It took a masterful knowledge of both the ship and the wind to maneuver properly, but a story about that period doesn’t need to explain everything. It just needs to show how the sail adjustment and weather reading allows a ship to get the advantage needed.

A story of space battles can use the same principle with different specifics. If your ships fight primarily with long-range missiles, then their tactics might revolve mostly around defense. Your characters would have to decide how to allocate their electronic countermeasures and point-defense fire. Do they try to stop every missile, or are they willing to let certain sections of the ship be hit in order to protect others ?

On the other hand, if your ships fight by sweeping space with laser fire, their tactics could focus on herding the enemy into a smaller and smaller volume of space, until there’s not enough room to maneuver properly. No matter the specifics, the important part is that you have a general method and goal that’s easy to communicate . That way, when the characters order a specific maneuver or firing pattern, the audience understands why they’re doing it.

5. Make Damage Matter

Finally, once you’ve figured out foundational details like distance and tactics, you’ve got to make this feel like a battle. One of the greatest weaknesses of space combat in fiction is that it can feel like two computer-generated objects are just flashing lights at each other until one of them disappears. In a battle, people are trying to kill each other, so it should feel like the characters are in danger . To do that, you must make the battle damage matter.

One of the more popular techniques in this area is to show how damage degrades the ship’s capabilities, making it harder for the characters to win the battle. This can work, but it requires that the audience have a thorough understanding of the battle mechanics in your story. Saying the main deflector dish has been disabled won’t matter much if the audience doesn’t understand what the main deflector dish did in the first place. Some storytellers try to fix this by having a character explain in the moment why losing the deflector dish is bad, but even that’s not great, since it can seem arbitrary or contrived.

Instead, you’ll get the best result if you first set up how the various components of your spacecraft work and then start taking them away. If your ships fight by lobbing missiles at each other, it’ll be easy to explain how the ship’s three radar dishes guide the missiles to their targets. From there, it’ll be intuitive that losing a dish makes the ship’s missiles less accurate.

A second option for making damage matter is to make it affect the characters directly. This is what Star Trek tries to do whenever consoles on the bridge explode, but you’ll want a method that makes a little more sense. * My personal favorite is to craft a setting where everyone wears spacesuits during a battle, so you can breach the hull without instant death by asphyxiation. Nothing makes the action impactful like a shot passing straight through the bridge, nearly taking off the protagonist’s head.

If it’s not feasible for battle damage to reach your characters’ location, you can still make the damage matter by endangering their friends. If you establish important relationships between your protagonist and some of their crewmates, you can ratchet up the tension by having some of those crewmates send a frantic call to the bridge saying how that last hit fractured the hull in their section and they can’t take much more.

And of course, if you picked a character who is one with their ship back in step two, you have even more options at your disposal. A character who inhabits their vessel can feel battle damage as a physical injury and react accordingly.

Like any other conflict, space battles follow the basic rules of storytelling. They need proper stakes, a strong motivation, a clear turning point, and so on. But space battles also have their own specific requirements. A poorly built one will seem distant and boring, but with the right techniques, the space battle can be a truly compelling piece of fiction.

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Comments on Five Tips for Creating an Engaging Space Battle

The Lost Fleet series, Star Wars: X-Wing series, and the Thrawn books all have pretty involving space battles, and they do their best to get the science of it right (or as close as possible in the case of the Star Wars ones, which have to conform to the established onscreen material).

I would think it’d be pretty impossible to write a realistic space battle scene in a universe where space can conduct sound and ships close to within feet of each other before firing their weapons.

I have reached at least a couple of headcanon conclusions about the physics in the Star Wars universe. For example I think that time is Newtonian (thus avoiding a lot of problems with time dilation and FTL travel), and that empty space has drag, at least for small (non-planetary) objects, which explains things like the need for constant propulsion to keep constant speed, the way space fighters maneuver, and a few aspects of the WWII-style naval battles. And maybe the sound in space.

In one of the X-Wing novels, a starship is mentione to have a rudder for a “luminous ether”, which caused drag.

In EVE online the official explanation is that the ship’s warp core causes an effect similar to drag and due to its inner workings cannot be shut down entirely or else it would explode (which also neatly explains the ship’s critical existence failure upon reaching 0 hp – the warp core is breached, stops and everything explodes).

Too much of fiction, especially TV & film, ignores the realities.

“Buck Rogers” & the original “BSG” used to really bug me. Buck had a Thing that drove me crazy: aileron rolls that looked flashy, but didn’t actually change direction at all. That’s a great way to get killed.

“BSG” treated the Vipers like fighter aircraft. I know some of it was lack of money for miniatures & SPFX shots, but it would have paid to spend some for stock footage of the Vipers moving directly sideways, or vertically, or radically diagonally, or just rotating on their axis & shooting back.

The idea of predictors is pretty accurate. Space battles limited by STL are very like antiaircraft: the target is much faster than the gunfire, & predictors were around even before modern supercomputers. Now, calculating a target’s likely future position would take account of every bit of environmental data & dead-accurate estimates of the possible delta-vee (up _and_ down) from point of contact: human limits are fixed, but a given ship will vary. So intelligence on hostile ship types & capabilities will be worth more than platinum.

Probably laser (or EM) main battery would be secondary to guided missiles capable of enormous delta-vee & extremely high velocities, plus a variety of terminal guidance options, & high innate “intelligence”.

There’s also an issue of heat rejection. It might be combat is less an issue of hitting your enemy than making him generate heat beyond his ability to reject it. How robust are the radiators? How vulnerable to large delta-vee are they?

Are there any articles on gun fights specifically? I recall gun tactics getting mentioned briefly, but I don’t recall any articles going into details on that subject specifically.

I do have a worldbuilding article about guns, but nothing specifically about gunfight scenes. https://mythcreants.com/blog/six-ways-guns-change-a-fantasy-setting/

Thanks. I’d like to see that subject covered in an article or podcast episode if at all possible for you guys.

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