The Alien movie franchise features some of the coolest starships in all of science fiction. In their honor, we created this little tribute video, check it out above.

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USCSS Nostromo (Alien 1979) 00:04

Designed by concept artist Ron Cobb. The USCSS Nostromo is a Weyland-Yutani M-Class star-freighter used to haul stuff through the vastness of space. The ship itself detaches itself before making its fateful trip to the surface of LV-426.

USS Sulaco (Aliens 1986) 00:27 & 04:27

A troop transport ship for transporting badass Colonial Marines. It was designed by concept artist Syd Mead. Intended to look military, its very shape resembles that of a gun. Besides badass Colonial Marines, it contains dropships, vehicles, power loaders, missiles etc.

Type 337 Emergency Escape Vehicle (EEV) (Alien 3 1992) 00:48

Ripley is jettisoned off the Sulaco and onto the prison planet Fiorina “Fury” 161 in a Type 337 Emergency Escape Vehicle. The pod makes a landing/crashing on the planet Fiorina “Fury” 161 in the beginning of David Fincher’s Alien 3.

USM Auriga (Alien: Resurrection 1997) 01:31

USM Auriga is United Systems Military’s top-secret scientific research ship that finally took the xenomorphs from Weyland-Yutani to the much more reliable and reasonable hands of the military who instantly began developing bioweapons.

The Betty (Alien: Resurrection 1997) 03:06

Designed by Joss Whedon before Firefly, this aging transport ship is run by a crew of misfit space pirates. When Ripley boards it towards the end of the movie, she declares, “This piece of sh*t is even older than I am.”

Unnamed Engineer Ship (Prometheus 2012) 03:16

The giant ship seen in the beginning of Prometheus has landed on Earth to drop off an Engineer so that he can – as it seems – terraforms the planet and make it sustainable for life.

USCSS Prometheus (Prometheus 2012) 03:20

The USCSS Prometheus is a Heliades-class space exploration vehicle built and operated by Weyland Corp. Its sleek design contrast to other starships of the franchise.

USCSS Covenant ( Alien: Covenant 2017) 03:36

The USCSS Covenant is a Weyland-Yutani built spacecraft and is the largest ship in the series, yet, with an ability to transport 2,000 colonists, 1,140 second-generation embryos, and a crew of 15.

The Juggernaut (Alien & Prometheus & Covenant) 03:51

This croissant-shaped ship with a bio-mechanoid, asymmetrical design was first seen in the first Alien movie. It was designed by H.R. Giger himself, giving it a very alien-esque design. Built by ‘The Engineers’ (aka Pilots, Space Jockeys, Ossians or Mala’ka) that possibly possess some of the most advanced technology in the entire galaxy.

Lander One ( Alien: Covenant 2017) 04:05

The USCSS Covenant’s crew dropship was built by the Weyland-Yutani Corporation and can hold a crew of 11. It was designed by concept artist Steve Burg who has said that he was inspired by the no-nonsense LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion) hovercraft used by the US Marines.