Star Citizen developer Cloud Imperium Games revealed one of the ships that will be the stars of the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2956 in a few days.
The ship is the RSI Galaxy, a multirole ship with ample hangar space and powerful armament and armor.
It’ll launch with a cargo module capable of carrying a rather large amount of goods (656 SCU, in addition to 64 SCU in the hangar) and a medical module with several beds of all tiers.
After launch, we already know that further modules will be coming, including the Refinery and the Base Building module.
You can see it introduced by the developers in the video below.
The RSI Galaxy will launch in the persistent universe on November 13, which is also the start of the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo 2956.
IAE is one of the biggest events of the year, and it promises ship reveals on top of the ability for everyone to play for free between November 13 and November 27.
Players will also be able to test over 200 ships and vehicles on a rotating basis with the following schedule.
If you’re a new player, all you need to do is register on the official site and download the client on November 13 when the event starts. No purchase or pledge is necessary.
If you’re unfamiliar with Star Citizen, it’s a PC exclusive, crowdfunded project directed by Chris Roberts of Wing Commander fame. It’s a multiplayer sandbox space simulator that has been in development for over a decade and in alpha for several years.
The crowdfunding total for the game recently passed one billion dollars, and it’s currently sitting at $1,061,297,906. The game currently has 6,754,667 registered accounts, but we know that not all are paying customers.
Some are alt accounts, while others are simply created to enjoy the “Free Fly” periods like the one styarting this week.
It’s notable that Star Citizen’s funding tally for 2025 has beaten all records from previous years by a large margin. 2026 is well on its way to doing it again.
A single-player campaign titled Squadron 42 is also in active development with a recently announced Q2 2027 release window, starring an exceptional cast of famous actors, including Mark Hamill, Henry Cavill, Gary Oldman, Liam Cunningham, Gillian Anderson, and more.
Since the project has been in development for over a decade, you can see how Squadron 42 has evolved since its first reveal.
Full disclosure: the author of this article has backed Star Citizen’s crowdfunding campaign.
