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THE CONCEPT The Galactic Travelers universe is a far future era millennia from the present where Humans are working together with a handful of other sentient species to peacefully explore the galaxy.  In this fictional environment, a variety of sentient species including Humans live and work together in advanced starships and star-faring habitats run by sentient computers.  These sentient vessels are members of Galactic Travelers, a loosely organized mutual aid society and collective security pact.  The star-faring technology of the Galactic Travelers fictional environment borders on the fantastic with capabilities akin to those displayed by The Culture in the science fiction of Iain M. Banks.  The other main source of inspiration for this setting is the science fiction novel Star Maker by Olaf Stapledon.  The Galactic Travelers environment is the most exuberant of my fictional settings with what I hope is an awe-inspiring vision of our far future. THE DESIGNS Category 6 Galactic Traveler Olaf Stapledon -  Small survey vessel named after one of my favorite science fiction authors, Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950). His visionary novels "Last and First Men" (1931) and "Star Maker" (1937) deeply influenced my own visions of our future here on Earth and out deep into space in the ages yet to come. Category 7 Galactic Traveler Core of Curiosity - Large exploration vessel done as a tribute to fellow speculative spaceship designer Jeff Robb as thanks for all his wonderful and inspired contributions to my various fictional universes over the years Category 8 Galactic Traveler Radiant Dawn - Small star-faring habitat; a large starship that has big bays for various ship functions replacing the smaller rooms and decks used on more traditional starships.  At 4 kilometers (roughly two and a half miles) in its longest dimension, Radiant Dawn is about the size of a small metropolitan suburb. PRIMARY DESIGN INFLUENCES 1. Olaf Stapledon - Advance Exploratioj Corps Scoutship Darkstar from the 1974 science fiction film by the same name and TraVela Series Interstellar Excursion Yacht by fellow speculative spaceship designer Jeff Robb 2. Core of Curiosity - Imperial Star Destroyer of Star Wars universe and Grand Leviathan Type-IV Starcruiser by fellow speculative spaceship designer Jeff Robb. 3. Radiant Dawn - Imperial spaceship design from the 1985 science fiction film Dune 4. Radiant Dawn Arcology - Babel IIB arcology design by Paulo Soleris from his book Arcology: The CIty in the Image of Man