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| groupA = Crew
 
| groupA = Crew
 
| nameA1 = Mission Commander
 
| nameA1 = Mission Commander
| valueA1 = [[Amelia Brand|Brand]]
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| valueA1 = [[Joseph Cooper|Cooper]]
| nameA2 = Mission Pilot
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| nameA2 = Mission Specialist
| valueA2 = [[Joseph Cooper|Cooper]]
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| valueA2 = [[Amelia Brand| Brand]]
 
| nameA3 = Science Specialists
 
| nameA3 = Science Specialists
 
| valueA3 = [[Romilly]]<br/>[[Doyle]]
 
| valueA3 = [[Romilly]]<br/>[[Doyle]]
 
| nameA4 = Support Robots
 
| nameA4 = Support Robots
 
| valueA4 = [[TARS]]<br/>[[CASE]]
 
| valueA4 = [[TARS]]<br/>[[CASE]]
| groupB = Technical Specs
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| groupB = Saud Al Tammo
 
| nameB1 = Diameter
 
| nameB1 = Diameter
| valueB1 = 65 meters
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| valueB1 = 64 meters
 
| nameB2 = Power<br/>Supply
 
| nameB2 = Power<br/>Supply
 
| valueB2 = 4 Tokamak fusion reactors, Solar cells, Fuel cells
 
| valueB2 = 4 Tokamak fusion reactors, Solar cells, Fuel cells
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| nameB4 = Crew<br/>Systems
 
| nameB4 = Crew<br/>Systems
 
| valueB4 = Long-term Habitat Module<br/>Air / Water Recycling<br/>Cryogenic Hibernation Pods<br/>Artificial Gravity <small>(via Rotation)</small>
 
| valueB4 = Long-term Habitat Module<br/>Air / Water Recycling<br/>Cryogenic Hibernation Pods<br/>Artificial Gravity <small>(via Rotation)</small>
|valueC1 = 15 km/s|nameC1 = Velocity: Earth to Mars|valueC2 = 30 km/s|nameC2 = Velocity: Mars to Saturn|valueC3 = 5.6 km/s|nameC3 = Velocity: Saturn orbit to Wormhole|valueC4 = 120 km/s|nameC4 = Velocity: Gargantua system|valueD1 = 6.25 km/s|nameD1 = Velocity: Low Mann orbit|valueD2 = ~45,000 km/s|nameD2 = Velocity: Gargantua powered slingshot (perigee)}}
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|valueC1 = 8 km/s|nameC1 = Velocity: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)|valueC2 = 12.5 km/s|nameC2 = Velocity: Earth to Mars|valueC3 = 35 km/s|nameC3 = Velocity: Mars to Saturn|valueC4 = 325 m/s|nameC4 = Velocity: Wormhole approach|valueD1 = 400 km/s|nameD1 = Velocity: Gargantua system (outside timeshift)|valueD2 = 6,5 km/s|nameD2 = Velocity: Low Mann orbit (LMO)|valueD3 =100,000 km/s |nameD3 =Velocity: Gargantua powered slingshot |valueD4 =20,000 km/s(Orbit ) - 3,000 km/s(Fall) |nameD4 =Velocity : Orbit Gargantua - Falling into Gargantua }}
 
The '''''Endurance''''' is the interplanetary spacecraft built by [[NASA]] as part of Project Endurance. It is the ship that carries [[Joseph Cooper|Cooper]], [[Amelia Brand|Amelia]], [[ Doyle]], [[Romilly]], [[CASE]], and [[TARS]] on their voyage through the [[Einstein-Rosen Bridge (Wormhole)|wormhole]] to a system located in another galaxy near the black hole [[Gargantua]]. The primary goal of the ''Endurance'' is to find, rescue, and resupply the few marooned scientists of the previous [[Lazarus missions]] in addition to establishing a permanent colony on a suitable planet that could sustain human life.
''"We must confront the reality of interstellar travel."''
 
   
 
The ''Endurance'' is the product of a much-earlier [[NASA]] project to produce a viable, long-range, high-efficiency, interplanetary spaceship. It was designed to be self-sufficient for several decades, enabling it to prolong crew life for a protracted mission period. After the arrival of the [[blight]], public opinion would no longer support any funding for space exploration, and NASA was moved into the underground [[wikipedia:North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command|NORAD]] facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The agency continued its work in secret for over a decade. NORAD's extensive underground facilities and launch systems - originally meant for nuclear weapons - were ideal for housing a secret space program aimed at saving mankind. Thus, work on the ''Endurance'' continued in secrecy.
The '''''Endurance''''' is the interplanetary spacecraft built by [[NASA]] as part of Project Endurance. It is the ship that carries [[Joseph Cooper|Cooper]], [[Amelia Brand|Amelia]], [[ Doyle]], [[Romilly]], [[CASE]], and [[TARS]] on their voyage through the [[Einstein-Rosen Bridge (Wormhole)|wormhole]] to a system ten-billion light-years from Earth, near the black hole [[Gargantua]], located in a distant galaxy. The primary goal of the ''Endurance'' is to find, rescue, and resupply the few marooned scientists of the previous [[Lazarus missions]] in addition to establishing a permanent colony on a suitable planet that could sustain human life.
 
   
 
The ship was slowly constructed piece-by-piece in low Earth orbit, using expendable boosters derived from the [[wikipedia:Saturn_(rocket_family)|Saturn rocket]] and the [[wikipedia:Space_Launch_System|Space Launch System]]. The latest advancements in aerospace technology - such as the [[Ranger]] and the [[Lander]] - were later docked to it. With the reduced capacity of NASA, the ''Endurance ''likely took a decade to complete.
The ''Endurance'' is the product of a much-earlier [[NASA]] project to produce a viable, long-range, high-efficiency, interplanetary spaceship. It was designed to be self-sustaining for several decades, enabling it to prolong crew life for a protracted mission period. After the arrival of the [[blight]], mankind no longer could afford such excesses as space exploration, and NASA was moved into the underground [[wikipedia:North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command|NORAD]] facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They continued their work in secret for the next several years. The facility's underground launch systems - originally meant for nuclear weapons - were perfect for conducting a secret space program, aimed at saving mankind. Thus, work on Project Endurance continued in secrecy.
 
   
 
With the discovery of potentially habitable worlds beyond the [[Einstein-Rosen Bridge (Wormhole)|wormhole]], the ''Endurance ''was designed for an unprecedented interstellar expedition. The goal of this expedition was two-fold:
The ship was slowly constructed piece-by-piece in orbit around the Earth, using expendable boosters derived from the [[wikipedia:Saturn_(rocket_family)|Saturn rocket]] and the [[wikipedia:Space_Launch_System|Space Launch System]]. The latest advancements in aerospace and space exploration - such as the [[Ranger]] and the [[Lander]]- were incorporated into it. With the reduced capacity of NASA, the ship likely took a decade complete.
 
 
# Travel through the wormhole and rescue several of the twelve astronauts of [[Lazarus missions|Lazarus Missions]] who found a suitable planet. Evaluate their research and select the best possible world.
 
# Establish a base on the most promising world capable of supporting human life, utilizing one of two plans:
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## PLAN A: Locate the most habitable planet and transmit findings to Earth. Establish a small base on the planet. If the ''Endurance'' possesses sufficient fuel, return to Earth to join a worldwide colonization effort. [[Dr. John Brand|Prof. John Brand]] was confident to have solved the gravity equations by the time they return ("years" after launch). Solving the equation would enable mankind to harness gravity and evacuate every person off Earth.
 
## PLAN B: In the event the gravity equation could not be solved, or solved too late, use the full resources of ''Endurance'' to establish a permanent colony. Using a gene bank of fertilized human eggs aboard the ship, begin developing and raising incipient humans upon the planet in order to prevent the extinction of mankind.
   
 
The chosen crew included [[Amelia Brand|Dr. Brand]], daughter of physicist [[John Brand]], scientists [[Doyle]] and [[Romilly]], and military surplus support robots [[TARS]] and [[CASE]], the latter being left aboard the ship while it was in orbit. With the reappearance of [[Joseph Cooper]], who flown on the early Ranger test flights, the mission found its pilot. After boarding the ''Endurance, ''checking out all systems, and firing its engines, the crew would hibernate in [[Hypersleep Pod|hypersleep pods]] for the two-year journey to Saturn where the wormhole was discovered. The ship conducted a counter-orbital sling-shot burn around Mars to pick up additional speed.
With the discovery of the [[Einstein-Rosen Bridge (Wormhole)|wormhole]] in orbit around Saturn, the design was repurposed for an unprecedented interstellar expedition. The goal of this expedition was two-fold:
 
# Travel through the wormhole and locate any of the twelve astronauts of [[Lazarus missions|Lazarus Missions]] via radio beacon and evaluate their locations as potential sites for an off-world base.
 
# Establish a base on the most likely candidate world capable of supporting human life, utilizing one of two plans:
 
## PLAN A: If a candidate is found while the ''Endurance'' still possesses sufficient fuel and resources to journey back through the wormhole to Earth, establish a small operating base on the planet and return to Earth to mount a worldwide colonization effort. By the time they return, NASA scientists were certain to have worked out the gravitational equations necessary to make such an effort possible. In addition, it was expected that the Earth's population would dwindle to a mere fraction of its current size, leaving fewer people to evacuate the planet. If the ship cannot return:
 
## PLAN B: Use the full resources of ''Endurance'' to establish a permanent colony. Using a gene bank of fertilized human eggs aboard the ship, begin developing and raising incipient humans upon the planet in order to prevent the extinction of mankind.
 
 
The chosen crew included [[Amelia Brand|Dr. Brand]], daughter of physicist [[John Brand]], scientists [[Doyle]] and [[Romilly]], and military surplus support robots [[TARS]] and [[CASE]], the latter being left aboard the ship while it was in orbit. With the reappearance of [[Joseph Cooper]], the astronaut who was part of the original Ranger test flights, the mission found its pilot. After boarding the ''Endurance'' and getting her ready for the journey, the crew would hibernate in [[Hypersleep Pod|hypersleep pods]] for the two-year stretch out to Saturn where the wormhole was discovered. The ship conducted a sling-shot burn around Mars to pick up speed for the trip.
 
   
 
=== The Wormhole ===
 
=== The Wormhole ===
The ship crossed through the wormhole, carrying its crew ten-billion light-years across space to the orbit of [[Gargantua]]. There, they picked up the radio transmissions of three of the Lazarus astronauts: [[Dr. Laura Miller]], [[Dr. Wolf Edmunds]], and [[Dr. Mann]], the leader of the Lazarus Missions. All three signals indicated that their respective planets held promise.
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The ''Endurance ''crossed through the wormhole, carrying its crew ten-billion light-years across space to the [[Gargantua]] system. There, they received the cached data transmissions from three of the twelve Lazarus astronauts: [[Dr. Laura Miller]], [[Dr. Wolf Edmunds]], and [[Dr. Mann]], the leader of the Lazarus Missions. All three signals indicated that their respective planets held promise, but Edmunds' homing beacon stopped transmitting three years prior to their arrival.
   
Due to the ''Endurance'' exit vector from the wormhole, the planet with the nearest and most-efficient intercept course was [[Miller (planet)|Miller's planet]]. Unfortunately, the planet was deep within Gargantua's gravity well, meaning that the time dilation on the planet's surface was over 60,000:1 - one hour on or near the planet's surface equated to 7 years on Earth. Cooper felt the planet would take too much time visit and may jeopardize Plan A . Doyle and Brand argued from Miller's report, the planet combination of water and organics was too promising to ignore and would take a lot of time and resources to return.
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Due to the ''Enduranc''it vector from the wormhole, the planet with the nearest and most energy efficient intercept course was [[Miller (planet)|Miller's planet]]. Unfortunately, the planet was deep within Gargantua's gravity well, meaning that the time dilation on the planet's surface was over 60,000:1 - one hour on or near the planet's surface equated to 7 years on Earth. Cooper felt the planet would take too much time to visit and may jeopardize Plan A . Doyle and Brand argued from Miller's report, the planet combination of water and organics was too promising to ignore and would take a lot of time and resources to return.
   
To combat the time dilation, Cooper proposed that the ''Endurance'' not enter orbit around the planet, but rather stay in a larger orbit near Miller's planet where time dilation was negligible. They agreed to take a Ranger down to the planet, rescue Dr. Miller and return to the ''Endurance'' as quickly as possible, taking as long as two years back on Earth. Cooper, Brand, Doyle, and CASE took ''[[Ranger 1]]'' down to the surface, while Romilly elected stayed aboard the ''Endurance'' with TARS to study [[Gargantua]].
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To combat the time dilation, Cooper proposed that the ''Endurance'' not enter orbit around the planet, but rather stay in a larger orbit near Miller's planet where time dilation was negligible. They agreed to take a Ranger down to the planet, rescue Dr. Miller and return to the ''Endurance'' as quickly as possible, taking as long as two years back on Earth. Cooper, Brand, Doyle, and CASE took ''[[Ranger 1]]'' down to the surface, while Romilly elected to stay aboard the ''Endurance'' with TARS to study [[Gargantua]].
   
 
===Miller's Planet===
 
===Miller's Planet===
The crew of ''Ranger 1'' followed Miller's beacon to the surface - a knee-deep ocean, only to find the wreckage of Dr. Miller's Lazarus pod. It was soon discovered that it was destroyed by 4,000 ft-high waves caused by Gargantua's tidal forces. By her frame of reference, she had only died a few minutes before their arrival, unable send a "thumb's down" signal. CASE explained the data that Doyle received from Dr. Miller was only her initial report. The crew barely avoided being destroyed the same way, but Doyle was swept away by the wave.
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The crew of ''Ranger 1'' followed Miller's beacon to the surface - a knee-deep ocean, only to find the wreckage of Dr. Miller's Lazarus pod. It was soon discovered that it was destroyed by 4,000 ft-high waves caused by Gargantua's tidal forces. By her frame of reference, she had only died a few minutes before their arrival, unable send a "thumb's down" signal. CASE explained the data that Doyle received from Dr. Miller was only her initial report. The crew barely avoided being destroyed the same way, but Doyle was swept away by the wave.
   
When they returned'','' Romilly and TARS told them they were gone for 23 years, 4 months, and 8 days. Romilly had spent "a couple stretches" in hypersleep, he still aged a considerable number of years outside of hibernation. Even though that TARS kept the ''Endurance ''close to Miller's planet, the twenty-three years spent on station keeping consumed more fuel than anticipated. The ''Endurance'' could not travel to both prospects with enough fuel to return to Earth, and a destination needed to be chosen. Edmunds' data was better than Mann's, but Dr. Mann's beacon was still transmitting. After a heated debate among the surviving crew, it was elected to travel to [[Mann (planet)|Mann's planet]].
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When they returned'','' Romilly and TARS told them they were gone for 23 years, 4 months, and 8 days. Romilly had spent "a couple stretches" in hypersleep, he still aged a considerable number of years outside of hibernation. Even though that TARS kept the ''Endurance ''close to Miller's planet, the twenty-three years spent on station consumed more fuel than anticipated. The ''Endurance'' could not travel to both prospects with enough fuel to return to Earth, and a destination needed to be chosen. Edmunds' data was better than Mann's, but Dr. Mann's beacon was still transmitting. After a heated debate among the surviving crew, it was elected to travel to [[Mann (planet)|Mann's planet]].
   
 
===Mann's Planet===
 
===Mann's Planet===
[[File:Image-1430714485.jpg|thumb|370x370px|A Ranger attempting to dock to one of the ''Endurance'' side module docking ports.]]When arriving at Mann's Planet, the crew found Dr. Mann in cryogenic suspension, with his support robot decommissioned and his supplies exhausted. After awakening him, he revealed that he found a relatively warm, habitable surface beneath the frozen clouds that covered the planet. Convinced, the crew remained on the planet while CASE piloted ''[[Lander 2]] ''to bring supplies down from the ''Endurance''. Later, while attempting to murder Cooper, Dr. Mann admitted that despite his best efforts, he never found a surface; just seemingly endless layers of frozen clouds and ammonia. Unable to resign to his fate on a barren world, Dr. Mann concocted a ruse to lure the rescue mission to his planet and thus save himself. He turned his support robot, [[KIPP]], into a booby trap that eventually killed Romilly once he accessed the true data of Mann's planet. Mann cracked Cooper's face-plate, causing him to suffocate from ammonia in the air and left him to die. After learning that Romily died and Cooper survived, he then stole ''Ranger 1'' and headed to the ''Endurance''. Brand and CASE used Lander 2 to rescue Cooper and, after collecting TARS, attempted to reach the ''Endurance'' before Dr. Mann could escape to Edmunds'.
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[[File:Image-1430714485.jpg|thumb|370x370px|A Ranger attempting to dock to one of the ''Endurance'' side module docking ports.]]When arriving at Mann's Planet, the crew found Dr. Mann in cryogenic suspension, with his support robot decommissioned and his supplies exhausted. After awakening him, he revealed that he found a relatively warm, habitable surface beneath the frozen clouds that covered the planet. Convinced, the crew remained on the planet while CASE piloted ''[[Lander 2]] ''to bring supplies down from the ''Endurance''. Later, while attempting to murder Cooper, Dr. Mann admitted that despite his best efforts, he never found a surface; just seemingly endless layers of frozen clouds and ammonia. Unable to resign to his fate on a barren world, Dr. Mann concocted a ruse to lure the rescue mission to his planet and thus save himself. He turned his support robot, [[KIPP]], into a booby trap that eventually killed Romilly once he accessed the true data of Mann's planet. Mann cracked Cooper's face-plate, causing him to suffocate from ammonia in the air and left him to die. After learning that Romily died and Cooper survived, he then stole ''Ranger 1'' and headed to the ''Endurance''. Brand and CASE used Lander 2 to rescue Cooper and, after collecting TARS, attempted to reach the ''Endurance'' before Dr. Mann could escape to Edmunds'.
   
Dr. Mann was never trained to dock with the ''Endurance'', and thus did not achieve a perfect seal with the airlock. Despite Cooper and Brand's pleas, Dr. Mann was killed upon opening the Ranger's hatch, destroying ''Ranger 1'', shattering a cargo module, and ripped apart an engine module, causing it to detonate. The blast caused the ''Endurance ''to spin violently and fall into the planet's atmosphere. Using ''Lander 2'', Cooper - with the help of TARS and CASE - managed to dock with the ''Endurance ''and boost it out of orbit.
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Dr. Mann was never trained to dock with the ''Endurance'', and thus did not achieve a perfect seal with the airlock. Despite Cooper and Brand's pleas, Dr. Mann was killed upon opening the Ranger's hatch, destroying ''Ranger 1'', shattering a cargo module and ripping apart an engine module, causing it to detonate. The blast caused the ''Endurance ''to spin violently and fall into the planet's atmosphere. Using ''Lander 2'', Cooper - with the help of TARS and CASE - managed to dock with the ''Endurance ''and boost it out of orbit.
   
While the ship was saved, the ''Endurance'' was crippled beyond repair, missing one of its four propulsion modules while falling into Gargantua's gravity well. It was now entirely impossible to return to Earth. There was not enough fuel to reach [[Edmunds (planet)|Edmunds' planet]] under their own power. The only chance was to attempt a powered slingshot around Gargantua, planned by Cooper.
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While the ship was saved, the ''Endurance'' was crippled beyond repair, missing one of its four propulsion modules while falling into Gargantua's gravity well. It was now entirely impossible to return to Earth. There was not enough fuel to reach [[Edmunds (planet)|Edmunds' planet]] under their own power. The only chance was to attempt a powered slingshot around Gargantua, planned by Cooper.
   
 
===The Slingshot===
 
===The Slingshot===
Using ''[[Ranger 2]]'' piloted by Cooper and ''[[Lander 1]]'' piloted by TARS as rocket booster, they pushed the ''Endurance'' below the critical orbit of the black hole, gaining enough speed to reach Edmunds' planet. The maneuver was so close to Gargantua the gravitational time dilation made 51 years pass on Earth within a few minutes, relative time.
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Using ''[[Ranger 2]]'' piloted by Cooper and ''[[Lander 1]]'' piloted by TARS as rocket boosters, they pushed the ''Endurance'' in orbit of the black hole, gaining enough speed to reach Edmunds' planet. The maneuver was so close to Gargantua the gravitational time dilation made 51 years pass on Earth within a few minutes, relative time.
   
On the outward journey, TARS ejected in the now-spent ''Lander 1'' to allow for the Endurance to shed enough mass to escape. Cooper tactfully decided not to tell Brand that their wasn't enough fuel to carry ''Ranger 2'' and therefore himself, to Edmunds' planet. Cooper ejected with TARS and both fell into the black hole. CASE piloted ''Endurance'' on to Edmunds where Brand would set up the permanent colony in line with Plan B.
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On the outward journey, TARS ejected in the now-spent ''Lander 1'' to allow for the Endurance to shed enough mass to escape. Cooper tactfully decided not to tell Brand that there wasn't enough fuel to carry ''Ranger 2'' and therefore himself, to Edmunds' planet. Cooper ejected with TARS and both fell into the black hole. CASE piloted ''Endurance'' on to Edmunds where Brand would set up the permanent colony in line with Plan B.
   
 
Once in orbit around Edmunds' planet, Brand and CASE used ''[[Lander 2]]'' to retrieve two landing pods from the ''Endurance ''and descend to the surface. They discover that Wolf Edmunds had perished in a rock slide while in his hypersleep chamber 77 years prior. Brand was the last living human being in that galaxy save the bank of frozen fertilized eggs preserved in the ship's bank. She pressed on to repopulate mankind on the surface of Edmunds and complete the mission.
 
Once in orbit around Edmunds' planet, Brand and CASE used ''[[Lander 2]]'' to retrieve two landing pods from the ''Endurance ''and descend to the surface. They discover that Wolf Edmunds had perished in a rock slide while in his hypersleep chamber 77 years prior. Brand was the last living human being in that galaxy save the bank of frozen fertilized eggs preserved in the ship's bank. She pressed on to repopulate mankind on the surface of Edmunds and complete the mission.
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====Lazarus Missions====
 
====Lazarus Missions====
* Mission Leader [[Dr. Mann|Dr. Hugh Mann]] - DECEASED - Killed in orbit around [[Mann (planet)|planet Mann]] by explosive decompression of ''Ranger 1''. [[KIPP]] - DESTROYED - Deactivated when cannibalized by Dr. Mann to power his hypersleep pod. Destroyed when booby-trapped mainframe exploded, His last words was "''There is a moment''" (Lazarus 4)
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* Mission Leader [[Dr. Mann]] - DECEASED - Killed in orbit around [[Mann (planet)|planet Mann]] by explosive decompression of ''Ranger 1''. <span>(Lazarus 4) </span>Robot [[KIPP]] - DESTROYED - Deactivated when cannibalized by Dr. Mann to power his hypersleep pod. Destroyed when booby-trapped mainframe exploded.
* [[Dr. Laura Miller]] - DECEASED - Killed when a massive tidal wave destroyed her habitation pod on the surface of [[Miller (planet)|planet Miller]].
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* [[Dr. Laura Miller]] - DECEASED - Killed when a massive tidal wave destroyed her habitation pod on the surface of [[Miller (planet)|planet Miller]]''. ''
 
* [[Dr. Wolf Edmunds]] - DECEASED - Killed by a rock slide on [[Edmunds (planet)|planet Edmunds]] that crushed his Lazarus pod and hypersleep chamber. (Lazarus 12)
 
* [[Dr. Wolf Edmunds]] - DECEASED - Killed by a rock slide on [[Edmunds (planet)|planet Edmunds]] that crushed his Lazarus pod and hypersleep chamber. (Lazarus 12)
* Dr. Edward Hale - DECEASED. (M.I.A)
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* Dr. Hale - DECEASED (M.I.A.)
* Dr. Lee - DECEASED. (M.I.A)
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* Dr. Lee - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
* Dr. Morin - DECEASED. (M.I.A)
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* Dr. Morin - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
* Dr. Oita - DECEASED. (M.I.A)
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* Dr. Oita - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
* Dr. Ostro - DECEASED. (M.I.A)
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* Dr. Ostro - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
* Dr. Pila - DECEASED. (M.I.A)
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* Dr. Pila - DECEASED (M.I.A.)
* Dr. Somov - DECEASED. (M.I.A)
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* Dr. Somov - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
* Dr. Henry Yashin - DECEASED. (M.I.A)
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* Dr. Yashin - DECEASED (M.I.A.)
* Dr. Wong - DECEASED. (M.I.A)
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* Dr. Wong - DECEASED (M.I.A.)
   
 
====Endurance Mission====
 
====Endurance Mission====
* Mission Commander [[Amelia Brand|Dr. Amelia Brand]] - ALIVE - Survived the slingshot of the ''Endurance'' around Gargantua and set up permanent colony on planet Edmunds.
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* Mission Commander [[Joseph Cooper]] - ACTIVE - Recovered near the wormhole in orbit around Saturn by the Rangers from [[Cooper Station]].
* Mission Pilot [[Joseph Cooper]] - ALIVE - Recovered near the wormhole in orbit around Saturn by the Rangers from [[Cooper Station]].
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* Mission Specialist [[Amelia Brand|Dr. Amelia Brand]] - ACTIVE - Survived the slingshot of the ''Endurance'' around Gargantua and set up a permanent colony on planet Edmunds.
* Science Specialist [[Doyle]] - DECEASED - Killed by a massive tidal wave on [[Miller (planet)|planet Miller]], His last words was "''Shit''!".
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* Science Specialist [[Doyle]] - DECEASED - Killed by a massive tidal wave on [[Miller (planet)|planet Miller]].
* Science Specialist [[Romilly]] - DECEASED - Killed in an explosion on [[Mann (planet)|planet Mann]] by the booby-trapped KIPP, His last words was "''This data makes no sense''".
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* Science Specialist [[Romilly]] - DECEASED - Killed in an explosion on [[Mann (planet)|planet Mann]] by the booby-trapped KIPP.
 
* Robot [[TARS]] - ACTIVE - Inactive when recovered by the Rangers in orbit around Saturn. Reactivated by Cooper aboard Cooper Station.
 
* Robot [[TARS]] - ACTIVE - Inactive when recovered by the Rangers in orbit around Saturn. Reactivated by Cooper aboard Cooper Station.
 
* Robot [[CASE]] - ACTIVE - Piloted ''Endurance'' to planet Edmunds and aided Dr. Brand in establishing a colony.
 
* Robot [[CASE]] - ACTIVE - Piloted ''Endurance'' to planet Edmunds and aided Dr. Brand in establishing a colony.
   
 
==Design==
 
==Design==
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[[File:Interstellar-spaceships-ENDURANCE.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Design of the Endurance]]
 
[[File:Interstellar-spaceships-ENDURANCE.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Design of the Endurance]]
The ''Endurance'' is a modular ship composed several boxy mission modules connected by tunnels, arranged in a ring 65 meters in diameter. The ring-like shape of the ship is made so that it can rotate to produce artificial gravity. It rotates at 5.5 rpm to produce centrifugal force that simulates Earth's gravity for the astronauts.
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The ''Endurance'' is a modular ship composed of several boxy mission modules connected by tunnels, arranged in a ring 65 meters in diameter. The ring-like shape of the ship is made so that it can rotate to produce artificial gravity. It rotates at 5.5 rpm to produce centrifugal force that simulates Earth's gravity for the astronauts.
   
 
===Modules===
 
===Modules===
 
There are twelve modules in the ship's design, each with its own purpose:
 
There are twelve modules in the ship's design, each with its own purpose:
 
* Four of the modules serve as the main propulsion system of the ''Endurance'', each mounting three high-efficiency, high-thrust plasma engines that propel the ship.
 
* Four of the modules serve as the main propulsion system of the ''Endurance'', each mounting three high-efficiency, high-thrust plasma engines that propel the ship.
* Eight modules carry sixteen detachable cargo pods, intended to be ferried down to a planetary surface by the [[Lander|Landers]] to create a settlement.
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* Four modules serve as detachable cargo pods, intended to be ferried down to a planetary surface by the [[Lander]]s to create a settlement.
 
* Two of the modules serve as crew habitats, with sleeping quarters, consumables, and air and water recycling systems.
 
* Two of the modules serve as crew habitats, with sleeping quarters, consumables, and air and water recycling systems.
 
* One module is the cryogenic bay, with the [[Hypersleep Pod|hypersleep pods]] for crew hibernation. This module also serves as the ship's sick bay.
 
* One module is the cryogenic bay, with the [[Hypersleep Pod|hypersleep pods]] for crew hibernation. This module also serves as the ship's sick bay.
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===Docking Hubs/Support Craft===
 
===Docking Hubs/Support Craft===
The ''Endurance'' has a central/core docking hub that can mount six of its support craft at one time. The Endurance also has four side module docking ports which can only be docked to by Rangers. These side ports are easier to dock to instead of the Central hub ports when the ship is facing upwards over the atmosphere orbiting around a planet, when needing to dock quickly. Overall, the ship has a total of 11 docking ports.[[File:Image-1430713190.jpg|thumb|297x297px|A Ranger attempting to dock to one of the ''Endurance'' Core docking hub ports.]]The ''Endurance ''carries two [[Ranger|Rangers]] and two [[Lander|Landers]] for a high degree of redundancy Rangers are fast and aerodynamic scouting vessels, while the Landers are used to ferry cargo pods down to a planetary surface from the ''Endurance''. Rangers can efficiently cruise through a planetary atmosphere and use chemical/plasma aerospike engines to achieve single-stage-to-orbit. Landers uses similar engines but are more derived from the bell shaped main engines of the ''Endurance''. Each craft is efficient and powerful enough to achieve orbit multiple times.
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The ''Endurance'' has a central/core docking hub that can mount six of its support craft at one time. The Endurance also has four side module docking ports which can only be docked to by Rangers. These side ports are easier to dock to instead of the Central hub ports when the ship is facing upwards over the atmosphere orbiting around a planet, when needing to dock quickly. Overall, the ship has a total of 11 docking ports.[[File:Image-1430713190.jpg|thumb|297x297px|A Ranger attempting to dock to one of the ''Endurance'' Core docking hub ports.]]The ''Endurance ''carries two [[Ranger]]s and two [[Lander]]s for a high degree of redundancy. Rangers are fast and aerodynamic scouting vessels, while the Landers are used to ferry cargo pods down to a planetary surface from the ''Endurance''. Rangers can efficiently cruise through a planetary atmosphere and use chemical/plasma aerospike engines to achieve single-stage-to-orbit. Landers uses similar engines but are more derived from the bell shaped main engines of the ''Endurance''. Each craft is efficient and powerful enough to achieve orbit multiple times.
   
 
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The Endurance is presumably named for Ernest Shackleton's ship that was bound for Antarctica, attempting to cross on foot to the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England in August 1914.
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* The Endurance is presumably named for Ernest Shackleton's ship that was bound for Antarctica, attempting to cross on foot to the last uncharted continent. The Endurance set sail from England in August 1914.
   
<span style="color:white;mso-themecolor:background1">In the docking scene where Coop is trying to dock with the partly damaged Endurance after Dr. Mann's demise, the Endurance is spinning around its center axis. As its perimeter was damaged, it would spin around its rather new center of mass.The docking bay itself would revolve around this new axis, making alignment much harder.</span>
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* In the docking scene, where Cooper is trying to dock with the partly damaged Endurance after Dr. Mann's demise, the Endurance is spinning around its center axis. As its perimeter was damaged, it would spin around its rather new center of mass. The docking bay itself would revolve around this new axis, making alignment much harder.
 
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Spaceship Endurance
The Endurance interstellar space exploration vehicle
The Endurance interstellar space exploration vehicle
Crew
Mission Commander Cooper
Mission Specialist Brand
Science Specialists Romilly
Doyle
Support Robots TARS
CASE
Saud Al Tammo
Diameter 64 meters
Power
Supply
4 Tokamak fusion reactors, Solar cells, Fuel cells
Drive
Type
Hybrid Variable-impulse Chemical/Plasma Engines (12)
Crew
Systems
Long-term Habitat Module
Air / Water Recycling
Cryogenic Hibernation Pods
Artificial Gravity (via Rotation)
Velocity: Low Earth Orbit (LEO) 8 km/s
Velocity: Earth to Mars 12.5 km/s
Velocity: Mars to Saturn 35 km/s
Velocity: Wormhole approach 325 m/s
Velocity: Gargantua system (outside timeshift) 400 km/s
Velocity: Low Mann orbit (LMO) 6,5 km/s
Velocity: Gargantua powered slingshot 100,000 km/s
Velocity : Orbit Gargantua - Falling into Gargantua 20,000 km/s(Orbit ) - 3,000 km/s(Fall)

The Endurance is the interplanetary spacecraft built by NASA as part of Project Endurance. It is the ship that carries Cooper, Amelia, Doyle, Romilly, CASE, and TARS on their voyage through the wormhole to a system located in another galaxy near the black hole Gargantua. The primary goal of the Endurance is to find, rescue, and resupply the few marooned scientists of the previous Lazarus missions in addition to establishing a permanent colony on a suitable planet that could sustain human life.

The Endurance is the product of a much-earlier NASA project to produce a viable, long-range, high-efficiency, interplanetary spaceship. It was designed to be self-sufficient for several decades, enabling it to prolong crew life for a protracted mission period. After the arrival of the blight, public opinion would no longer support any funding for space exploration, and NASA was moved into the underground NORAD facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The agency continued its work in secret for over a decade. NORAD's extensive underground facilities and launch systems - originally meant for nuclear weapons - were ideal for housing a secret space program aimed at saving mankind. Thus, work on the Endurance continued in secrecy.

The ship was slowly constructed piece-by-piece in low Earth orbit, using expendable boosters derived from the Saturn rocket and the Space Launch System. The latest advancements in aerospace technology - such as the Ranger and the Lander - were later docked to it. With the reduced capacity of NASA, the Endurance likely took a decade to complete.

With the discovery of potentially habitable worlds beyond the wormhole, the Endurance was designed for an unprecedented interstellar expedition. The goal of this expedition was two-fold:

  1. Travel through the wormhole and rescue several of the twelve astronauts of Lazarus Missions who found a suitable planet. Evaluate their research and select the best possible world.
  2. Establish a base on the most promising world capable of supporting human life, utilizing one of two plans:
    1. PLAN A: Locate the most habitable planet and transmit findings to Earth. Establish a small base on the planet. If the Endurance possesses sufficient fuel, return to Earth to join a worldwide colonization effort. Prof. John Brand was confident to have solved the gravity equations by the time they return ("years" after launch). Solving the equation would enable mankind to harness gravity and evacuate every person off Earth.
    2. PLAN B: In the event the gravity equation could not be solved, or solved too late, use the full resources of Endurance to establish a permanent colony. Using a gene bank of fertilized human eggs aboard the ship, begin developing and raising incipient humans upon the planet in order to prevent the extinction of mankind.

The chosen crew included Dr. Brand, daughter of physicist John Brand, scientists Doyle and Romilly, and military surplus support robots TARS and CASE, the latter being left aboard the ship while it was in orbit. With the reappearance of Joseph Cooper, who flown on the early Ranger test flights, the mission found its pilot. After boarding the Endurance, checking out all systems, and firing its engines, the crew would hibernate in hypersleep pods for the two-year journey to Saturn where the wormhole was discovered. The ship conducted a counter-orbital sling-shot burn around Mars to pick up additional speed.

The Wormhole

The Endurance crossed through the wormhole, carrying its crew ten-billion light-years across space to the Gargantua system. There, they received the cached data transmissions from three of the twelve Lazarus astronauts: Dr. Laura Miller, Dr. Wolf Edmunds, and Dr. Mann, the leader of the Lazarus Missions. All three signals indicated that their respective planets held promise, but Edmunds' homing beacon stopped transmitting three years prior to their arrival.

Due to the Endurancit vector from the wormhole, the planet with the nearest and most energy efficient intercept course was Miller's planet. Unfortunately, the planet was deep within Gargantua's gravity well, meaning that the time dilation on the planet's surface was over 60,000:1 - one hour on or near the planet's surface equated to 7 years on Earth. Cooper felt the planet would take too much time to visit and may jeopardize Plan A . Doyle and Brand argued from Miller's report, the planet combination of water and organics was too promising to ignore and would take a lot of time and resources to return.

To combat the time dilation, Cooper proposed that the Endurance not enter orbit around the planet, but rather stay in a larger orbit near Miller's planet where time dilation was negligible. They agreed to take a Ranger down to the planet, rescue Dr. Miller and return to the Endurance as quickly as possible, taking as long as two years back on Earth. Cooper, Brand, Doyle, and CASE took Ranger 1 down to the surface, while Romilly elected to stay aboard the Endurance with TARS to study Gargantua.

Miller's Planet

The crew of Ranger 1 followed Miller's beacon to the surface - a knee-deep ocean, only to find the wreckage of Dr. Miller's Lazarus pod. It was soon discovered that it was destroyed by 4,000 ft-high waves caused by Gargantua's tidal forces. By her frame of reference, she had only died a few minutes before their arrival, unable send a "thumb's down" signal. CASE explained the data that Doyle received from Dr. Miller was only her initial report. The crew barely avoided being destroyed the same way, but Doyle was swept away by the wave.

When they returned, Romilly and TARS told them they were gone for 23 years, 4 months, and 8 days. Romilly had spent "a couple stretches" in hypersleep, he still aged a considerable number of years outside of hibernation. Even though that TARS kept the Endurance close to Miller's planet, the twenty-three years spent on station consumed more fuel than anticipated. The Endurance could not travel to both prospects with enough fuel to return to Earth, and a destination needed to be chosen. Edmunds' data was better than Mann's, but Dr. Mann's beacon was still transmitting. After a heated debate among the surviving crew, it was elected to travel to Mann's planet.

Mann's Planet

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A Ranger attempting to dock to one of the Endurance side module docking ports.

When arriving at Mann's Planet, the crew found Dr. Mann in cryogenic suspension, with his support robot decommissioned and his supplies exhausted. After awakening him, he revealed that he found a relatively warm, habitable surface beneath the frozen clouds that covered the planet. Convinced, the crew remained on the planet while CASE piloted Lander 2 to bring supplies down from the Endurance. Later, while attempting to murder Cooper, Dr. Mann admitted that despite his best efforts, he never found a surface; just seemingly endless layers of frozen clouds and ammonia. Unable to resign to his fate on a barren world, Dr. Mann concocted a ruse to lure the rescue mission to his planet and thus save himself. He turned his support robot, KIPP, into a booby trap that eventually killed Romilly once he accessed the true data of Mann's planet. Mann cracked Cooper's face-plate, causing him to suffocate from ammonia in the air and left him to die. After learning that Romily died and Cooper survived, he then stole Ranger 1 and headed to the Endurance. Brand and CASE used Lander 2 to rescue Cooper and, after collecting TARS, attempted to reach the Endurance before Dr. Mann could escape to Edmunds'.

Dr. Mann was never trained to dock with the Endurance, and thus did not achieve a perfect seal with the airlock. Despite Cooper and Brand's pleas, Dr. Mann was killed upon opening the Ranger's hatch, destroying Ranger 1, shattering a cargo module and ripping apart an engine module, causing it to detonate. The blast caused the Endurance to spin violently and fall into the planet's atmosphere. Using Lander 2, Cooper - with the help of TARS and CASE - managed to dock with the Endurance and boost it out of orbit.

While the ship was saved, the Endurance was crippled beyond repair, missing one of its four propulsion modules while falling into Gargantua's gravity well. It was now entirely impossible to return to Earth. There was not enough fuel to reach Edmunds' planet under their own power. The only chance was to attempt a powered slingshot around Gargantua, planned by Cooper.

The Slingshot

Using Ranger 2 piloted by Cooper and Lander 1 piloted by TARS as rocket boosters, they pushed the Endurance in orbit of the black hole, gaining enough speed to reach Edmunds' planet. The maneuver was so close to Gargantua the gravitational time dilation made 51 years pass on Earth within a few minutes, relative time.

On the outward journey, TARS ejected in the now-spent Lander 1 to allow for the Endurance to shed enough mass to escape. Cooper tactfully decided not to tell Brand that there wasn't enough fuel to carry Ranger 2 and therefore himself, to Edmunds' planet. Cooper ejected with TARS and both fell into the black hole. CASE piloted Endurance on to Edmunds where Brand would set up the permanent colony in line with Plan B.

Once in orbit around Edmunds' planet, Brand and CASE used Lander 2 to retrieve two landing pods from the Endurance and descend to the surface. They discover that Wolf Edmunds had perished in a rock slide while in his hypersleep chamber 77 years prior. Brand was the last living human being in that galaxy save the bank of frozen fertilized eggs preserved in the ship's bank. She pressed on to repopulate mankind on the surface of Edmunds and complete the mission.

Final Status of the Rescue Mission and Crew

Lazarus Missions

  • Mission Leader Dr. Mann - DECEASED - Killed in orbit around planet Mann by explosive decompression of Ranger 1. (Lazarus 4) Robot KIPP - DESTROYED - Deactivated when cannibalized by Dr. Mann to power his hypersleep pod. Destroyed when booby-trapped mainframe exploded.
  • Dr. Laura Miller - DECEASED - Killed when a massive tidal wave destroyed her habitation pod on the surface of planet Miller.
  • Dr. Wolf Edmunds - DECEASED - Killed by a rock slide on planet Edmunds that crushed his Lazarus pod and hypersleep chamber. (Lazarus 12)
  • Dr. Hale - DECEASED (M.I.A.)
  • Dr. Lee - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
  • Dr. Morin - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
  • Dr. Oita - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
  • Dr. Ostro - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
  • Dr. Pila - DECEASED (M.I.A.)
  • Dr. Somov - DECEASED. (M.I.A.)
  • Dr. Yashin - DECEASED (M.I.A.)
  • Dr. Wong - DECEASED (M.I.A.)

Endurance Mission

  • Mission Commander Joseph Cooper - ACTIVE - Recovered near the wormhole in orbit around Saturn by the Rangers from Cooper Station.
  • Mission Specialist Dr. Amelia Brand - ACTIVE - Survived the slingshot of the Endurance around Gargantua and set up a permanent colony on planet Edmunds.
  • Science Specialist Doyle - DECEASED - Killed by a massive tidal wave on planet Miller.
  • Science Specialist Romilly - DECEASED - Killed in an explosion on planet Mann by the booby-trapped KIPP.
  • Robot TARS - ACTIVE - Inactive when recovered by the Rangers in orbit around Saturn. Reactivated by Cooper aboard Cooper Station.
  • Robot CASE - ACTIVE - Piloted Endurance to planet Edmunds and aided Dr. Brand in establishing a colony.

Design

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Design of the Endurance

The Endurance is a modular ship composed of several boxy mission modules connected by tunnels, arranged in a ring 65 meters in diameter. The ring-like shape of the ship is made so that it can rotate to produce artificial gravity. It rotates at 5.5 rpm to produce centrifugal force that simulates Earth's gravity for the astronauts.

Modules

There are twelve modules in the ship's design, each with its own purpose:

  • Four of the modules serve as the main propulsion system of the Endurance, each mounting three high-efficiency, high-thrust plasma engines that propel the ship.
  • Four modules serve as detachable cargo pods, intended to be ferried down to a planetary surface by the Landers to create a settlement.
  • Two of the modules serve as crew habitats, with sleeping quarters, consumables, and air and water recycling systems.
  • One module is the cryogenic bay, with the hypersleep pods for crew hibernation. This module also serves as the ship's sick bay.
  • The last module is the command module of Endurance, containing the cockpit, communications equipment, meeting room, and navigational systems. The command module has linkages that travel to the docking collar, permitting the ship to be piloted by an attached support craft.

Drive System

Endurance Landing Pods

The Endurance carries sixteen landing pods

The Endurance is propelled by a series of twelve advanced magneto plasma rocket engines. The engines produce a distinctive blue exhaust plume of ionized gas when firing. The even spacing of the rockets permits the ship to accelerate and maneuver even while rotating to produce pseudo-gravity through angular momentum.

Docking Hubs/Support Craft

The Endurance has a central/core docking hub that can mount six of its support craft at one time. The Endurance also has four side module docking ports which can only be docked to by Rangers. These side ports are easier to dock to instead of the Central hub ports when the ship is facing upwards over the atmosphere orbiting around a planet, when needing to dock quickly. Overall, the ship has a total of 11 docking ports.

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A Ranger attempting to dock to one of the Endurance Core docking hub ports.

The Endurance carries two Rangers and two Landers for a high degree of redundancy. Rangers are fast and aerodynamic scouting vessels, while the Landers are used to ferry cargo pods down to a planetary surface from the Endurance. Rangers can efficiently cruise through a planetary atmosphere and use chemical/plasma aerospike engines to achieve single-stage-to-orbit. Landers uses similar engines but are more derived from the bell shaped main engines of the Endurance. Each craft is efficient and powerful enough to achieve orbit multiple times.

2008 script

In the original script, Cooper was able to trace the origin of a crashed drone to a NASA facility on Santa Cruz Island. They rocket to enter Low-Earth orbit, where the Endurance awaited, docked to a space station. The Endurance was a decades old spacecraft maintained by a crew of androids. The craft had a similar ring-like shape, but was able to extend or decrease its diameter in order to "sink" into the wormhole.

Trivia

  • The Endurance is presumably named for Ernest Shackleton's ship that was bound for Antarctica, attempting to cross on foot to the last uncharted continent. The Endurance set sail from England in August 1914.
  • In the docking scene, where Cooper is trying to dock with the partly damaged Endurance after Dr. Mann's demise, the Endurance is spinning around its center axis. As its perimeter was damaged, it would spin around its rather new center of mass. The docking bay itself would revolve around this new axis, making alignment much harder.