In the 300i commercial, the ship is shown both with its landing gear and hovering. Hovering would suggest it can also take off and land vertically. Is the ship actually capable of vertical takeoff and landing, or does it need an airfield or a strip to take off from?asked by Redlor Fidelonius

Well, a lot of the ships have wheels so you can move them around. If you've got a bunch of ships crammed together on, say, a carrier deck or whatever, you have to be able to roll them around easily without lighting up the engines. But all of our ships, with their maneuvering thrusters, have the ability to do VTOL. They don't necessarily always do it.

If you're exploring strange new worlds, you're not necessarily going to find a place that has a landing strip.