GE Ark - ID (ISAH Drive)

GE- Ark ID

stands for General Electric Colonist Ark Isah Drive a unit designation to differentiate GE Arks. The old models ( GE Ark - HD (Hyper Drive)) still use Hyper Drive,while the next generation (as of 2159)

The new Arks are designated GE Ark - ID

General Electric Base Ark ( 10,000 Colonists) modernized with an ISAH drive instead of Hyper Jump Engines. The HD model also features improved Arti Grav and later models have GalNet Terminals.

The overall design and looks have not changed.[1]

The ISAH drive allowed longer and direct flights instead of hopping from gravity well to gravity well. Allowed in flight course corrections and allowed the colonization of targets beyond the range of HD.

[1]A fully working antique Ark is preserved at the Union Museum on Pluribus. Another well preserved Ark is displayed before the Space Port on Nilfeheim.