[Spaceships] Are spaceships unrealistically cheap?

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by GreatWyrmGold

On a tangentially-related note, I think that including kind of generic vehicle-design system similar to GURPs Spaceships would be a good idea. There are already seeds of it in the Spaceships system, they just need to be generalized better and cross-checked to make sure that a space-fighter isn't cheaper than an air-fighter.

There's no special reason why a space fighter should cost more than an air-fighter. The space fighter needs a better life support system, but it doesn't need to be streamlined, and that removes a lot of expensive development and makes construction of its outer hull rather more forgiving. If the space drives of that setting cost less than a jet engine, the space fighter probably should be cheaper than the air fighter.