A vehicle/ship class from the Space: Above and Beyond universe
The preferred endo/exo-atmospheric fighter of the USMC Space Cavalry, the tough, agile Hammerhead is armed with chin- and spine-mounted turreted rail-guns and may mount missiles or other stores on the pylons under each wing. The detachable cockpit module acts as an escape pod in emergencies, and the wings fold upwards to save hangar-space aboard c...

An episode from the Firefly universe

A character from the Firefly universe
Saffron appears in the episodes Our Mrs. Reynolds and Trash. The rest of this description contains spoilers, so please continue to read on only if you like spoilers or have already seen the above two episodes. Saffron is a con-artist who tricked her way onto Serenity by claiming she had married Malcom while he...

A character from the Trigan Empire, The universe
Salvia is the daughter of Peric and a close friend of Keren, Janno and later Roffa. She has some skill with the healing arts and she helped cure Trigo of poisoning inflicted by his treachorous brother Klud caused by a knife coated with Nobra venom. Salvia has a strong a...

A ship from the Star Control universe
The Sa-Matra is only a single Precursor battleship, yet it is capable of defeating entire armadas of modern battleships singlehandedly. The Sa-Matra serves as a 'winning prize' for the winning side in the Doctrinal Conflict between the Ur-Quan Kzer-Za and their brothers, the Kohr-Ah.

A character from the Babylon 5 universe
Commanding officer of the EAS Churchill, an Omega Class Destroyer, Captain Hiroshi took her ship to Babylon 5 to meet up with General Hague and the EAS Alexander. General Hague however had been killed at the transfer point at Io, his shuttle having been destroyed by the EAS Clarkstown. Captain Hir...

A character from the Babylon 5 universe
Commander Sandra Levitt was XO of the EAS Heracles during her blockade of Proxima 3, and was also present when the Heracles fired on civilian starliners. She respects the chain of command and doesn't believe it is the job of the military to dictate policy or decide which orders should be obeyed. Despite this, when the Heracl...

A vehicle/ship class from the Wing Commander universe
The Condor is a modular Confederation shuttle design. By swapping out removable modules the Condor can serve a variety of purposes like Search and Rescue, freight moving and tanker. It is not as good at these tasks as specialised vehicles nor is it very fast, but these ships can also be carried on smaller craft that would not be abl...

A character from the StarCraft universe
Sarah Kerrigan began her life as a citizen of the Terran Confederacy. As she possessed strong but latent psychic powers, she was taken by the Confederacy at a young age and indoctrinated into their Ghost program. There she was the subject of experimentation and mental alteration, giving her greater control over her powers but also restricting her a...

A group from the Dune universe
The Sardaukar are the hardened terror troops of the Padishah Emperor. Thought to be the best in the Imperium, they are trained on Salusa Secundus in secret. The way this worked was the official story was this world was a high security penal planet. The harsh conditions on this world and the brutal training regime ensured that only the be...

A ship from the Space:1999 universe
The Gunship Satazius was encountered by Moonbase Alpha when they entered a planetary system where there were two planets orbiting a sun in such a way that they were never in direct view of one another. The Satazius, from the planet Betha was dispatched to the Moon to use the Moon as a firing platform, obviously its main armam...

A link from the Mystery Science Theater 3000 universe
The official Mystery Science Theater 3000 site, Satellite News evolved from the original newsletter produced by the cast and crew of MST3k. It currently has lists of all the episodes, up-to-date biographical information on the cast members, archives of memorable moments in the series, catalogues of MST3k merchandise, and much more.

A character from the Battlestar Galactica (2004) universe
Colonel Saul Tigh is the Executive Officer of the Battlestar Galactica and has known Commander Adama for some years. Unfortunately he is a man with some major issues, as he is short tempered, impatient, and an alcoholic. The destruction of the colonies has done little to improve his temper, and he has little time for those he sees as...

A group from the CoDominium universe
Sauron is a planet in the CoDominium series. It is the world that starts a rebellion against the Empire of Man. However, Sauron is defeated and bombed with lasers and nuclear weapons. Dispite being bombed to be near uninhabbitable, Sauron still has natives living there during the 31st century.  Sauron created genteic supermen called ...

A vehicle/ship class from the Battlestar Galactica (1978) universe
The Colonial Shuttle, sometimes known as the Scarab, is the workhorse of the Colonial Fleet and is a multipurpose craft. It can carry a fair number of passengers in relative comfort but can also be reconfigured to carry larger numbers, either as a small troop transport, or for other roles that need large numbers - such as eva...

A ship from the FarScape universe
Dreadnoughts are the main capital ship of the Scarran fleet. More than double in size than their main adversary the Peacekeeper Command Carrier they are the mightiest warship in the Farscape Universe. Thanks to this it is well suited to serve as a projection of force in the galaxy in order to advance the interests of the Scarran Empire....

A group from the FarScape universe

A link from the Known Space universe
An excellent page listing all major events in the Known Space universe chronologically, updated to include sources as recent as Ringworld's Children and the 10th and latest volume of the Man-Kzin Wars series.

A link from the Battlestar Galactica (2004) universe
Official Site for the reimagined Battlestar Galactica.

A creature from the StarCraft universe
Scourge are living missiles grown by the Zerg. Fast enough to chase down Terran and Protoss aerospace craft in atmosphere or the void of space, they are also capable of inflicting very serious damage to such targets. Upon impact, a Scourge undergoes a violent reaction that converts much of its mass into a high-energy plasma, detonating with enough ...