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[FAO] Mobile Observational Laboratory

The Mobile Observational Laboratory, or commonly referred to as the MOL, was the first ship FAO designed to stay in space for more than a single orbit, and was designed to be able to get as much done in a limited time. Over the decades, it has gotten upgrades, and is now generally considered on the smaller side, but is still often used for shorter scientific exploration missions or studying Ardor. It's generally smaller size and build-in telescope also allow it to act as a sort of scout/unarmed patrol craft. The MOL is designed to hold 4 crew: 2 scientists, a pilot, and an engineer. The two scientists tend to run the telescope and process any data recovered. The pilot is, obviously, in charge of piloting the ship, but also piloting Observational Lander Probes, or OLPs, and docking to stations. The engineer is usually just there in case of emergencies, but is also in charge of checking all of the equipment, including routine inspections of the fuel tank and cargo hold, as well as managing the printer and setting up logistics between the MOL, OLPs, and communication satellites. If in a further region of space, the MOL can also print temporary battery-powered communication satellites to act as an intermediary between the MOL and OLPs.

• 1 Large H2 Tank
  
• 1 Small H2 Tank
  
• 1 O2 Tank
  
• 2 H2 Generators
  
• 2 Basic Refineries
  
• 1 Assembler
  
• 1 Survival Kit
  
• 1 Large Cargo Container
  
• Connector Arm
  
• 1 Antenna
  
• 1 Ore Detector
  
• 1 Laser Antenna
  
• Probe Printer
  
• Retractable Telescope
  
• Kitchen Area
  
• Engineering Bay
  
• Group Bedroom
  
• Laboratory
  
• Shower + Bathroom
  
• Airlock
  
• Rotating Cockpit

First lone Fruksian upload, and hopefully more on the way. Decided to give Fruksian ships a unique thumbnail style compared to OWV and Ardorian ships. Definitely not the first Fruksian ship I've built, but I've had the ship design in my notebook for a good while now, and I'm glad I finally got around to building it, really love how it came out. Most "Expanse"-like ship I've made yet, and future Fruksian ships will probably follow suit. FYI, I use "Ardorian" and "Fruksian" instead of listing of all of the factions since, especially for Fruks, there are a good few factions. There's only two Ardorian factions (ADK and TUA), and are pretty strong rivals so I don't tend to not have to be general when referring to them, but almost all of the Fruksian factions/companies (since they act like a weird mix between the two) work together heavily, especially when regarding spaceflight.