Mageti Spaceflight Corporation was eager to exploit the ability of the newly developed ion drive technology for fuel-efficient travel. However the low thrust and high power requirements necessitate a large vessel that can accommodate a large number of the drives and their powerplants.
The Destiny Exploration Vessel was the first craft to be designed in Station Designer before construction was started, ensuring the layout is as efficient as possible. It is currently Mageti's largest and most capable vessel, with the nine ion drives making up its main engine allowing acceleration comparable to the conventional rocket engines of other ships. The two retrograde ion drives allow fuel-efficient deceleration, but at a much slower rate. This necessitates careful planning during high-speed approaches.
The ship also possesses conventional engines for acceleration, deceleration, rotation and yaw-free lateral movement. These are used in conjunction with the ion engines, and can also replace them entirely where speed is desired over fuel efficiency.
Destiny is capable of high-speed interplanetary travel using minimal fuel. In its first deployment it travelled to SOL to perform orbital manoeuvres including orbit reversal, returned to Earth to pick up two landers which it then transferred to ENC for landing, before returning to Earth once again; it did not require refuelling, and only used a small fraction of its fuel reserves.
