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The Lunar War
@thelunarwar.bsky.social
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A speculative scifi worldbuilding project exploring the ships, technologies and stories of the first large-scale space conflict.
Brainchild of L5Resident
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Credits :
Original Design - Boeing/Rockwell/NASA
ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20...
Lore - L5Resident
SSP Model, Textures and Renders - Theo Bouvier

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A black and white image of a group of space-suited people sitting on a truss element of the SPS, made to mimic the layout and vibe of the famous "Lunch atop a Skyscraper" photograph.
December 20, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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Like the Icarus-class SPS (WPT-36) used by the EU, these are both immensely critical and extremely fragile structures. Their safeguarding being one of the primary drivers for the massive expansions of the US Space Force fleet in the 2040s and onwards.
A flat view of the SPS, in front of which a Shepard-class gunship is cruising, showing the astonishing scale difference. On the left of the image, the giant turreted array eclipses the Earth.
December 20, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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These colossal structures (10km x 5km) could hardly be built in reasonable timeframes without using automated platforms. The giant grids of aluminium trusses are bent and welded in-situ by hundreds of small drones using material shipped in a constant flux by Lunar Mass Drivers.
A view of the SPS from near the Reflector. It's a giant rectangular mesh structure, partially transparent, held by a complex truss, and guided by long cables. At the base is the fixed version of the Microwave array. Hovering above it, and casting a tiny shadow, is a Space X Starship, clearly dwarfed by the colossal structure.
December 20, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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Built almost entirely from Lunar-mined materials, these come in two variants a cheaper but limited Reflector unit and more complex complex turreted version, though the latter requires Earth-launched elements making it a lot more expensive.
Another, closer view of the SPS, that shows a lot more of the detail of the truss structure. On the left is visible one of the maneuvering units, with a communication array sticking out the top. Below it is a gold-colored tank. sticking out from it is a flat rectangular array of ion thrusters. In the middle of the edge of the panel, the giant turreted microwave transmitter array is visible, including the radiator panels on its backside. Behind it, the Earth, that reflects in the shiny surface of the panel. Finally, a tiny green figure is visible, standing on the panel, for scale.
December 20, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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TLW is a collaborative project including works by :
L5Resident
Toky
Theores
dennis
Jericho
Mage of Madness
Loxachi
Sunday Punch
Chobittsu
Pete the Pyro
sbarky
.\figio.exe
KingCam16
Tarakia
AdmiralKewl
SkullBones
Tackyinbention
Cataclysm
A2US
Ubernoner
Samuel Krug
sicksam
And many others.
October 18, 2024 at 2:52 PM