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This article is about the spaceship, for the science fiction comedy franchise see, Red Dwarf.
Red Dwarf is an enormous mining vessel owned by the Jupiter Mining Corporation and commanded by Captain Frank Hollister. It is 6 miles (10 km) long, 4 miles (6.5 km) tall, and 3 miles (5 km) wide. All of Red Dwarf's systems are controlled by the computer Holly.
A small asteroid is embedded in Red Dwarf's underbelly. Upon the reconstruction of Red Dwarf in Series VIII, there were two asteroids. The asteroids are being mined, rather than accidental strikes resulting in fusion with the ship's structure.
The "scoop" on the front of the ship sucks hydrogen from the currents in space and converts it into fuel and can, theoretically, keep going forever. It has so far been travelling for roughly 3,000,000 years.
Red Dwarf has numerous shuttles, including Starbugs and Blue Midgets. A shuttle type only mentioned in the novels but never in the television series is White Giant.