hears my idea up for adoption, feel free to take leave or change what you want

Sci-fi AU
The Ponyville is a planet colonizing ship looking for a new home at the edge of pony territory and the Everfree Zone (uncharted space).

Celetia and Luna are mythological, but the Solar Empire and the New Lunar Republic are the two main factions of ponies.

the Nightmare Moon it a Old Lunar Republic "Death Star" built a thousand years ago

Ponies in this AU are psychic, not magic. All ponies have at lest a little telekinesis to move things around do to their advance science, thou some have a great deal more then others and living in 0G space makes flying a simple thing for anypony to do, but wings help

Ponies in this AU have family names.
Ex.
The Noble House Twilight, embassy between the Empire and the NLR.
Notable members:
Lady Velvet Twilight [Current Matriarch]
Nightlight Twilight [her Husband]
Captain Shining "Shiny" Twilight [eldest son]
Sparkling "Sparky" Twilight [eldest daughter, and yes, Twilights nickname in this AU is Sparky]
Spikenard "Spike" Twilight [youngest son and adopted Draco]

Firstfruit Family, named after a apple like alien tree that said to be the first type of fruit in their mythology. The Firstfruit Family are space colonizers and farmers that where given The Ponyville by the solar Empire two hundred years ago Notable members:
"Granny" Godseed Firstfruit [Acting Matriarch]
"Big Boss" Boss-son Firstfruit [eldest son]
Ale Firstfruit [eldest daughter, this is Applejack if you didn't guess]
Blossom Firstfruit [youngest daughter]

Rainbow family, small and broken after the fall of the clouds dale space station
Bridge "Bi-frost" Rainbow [Father of Dash, M.I.A. since before the fall]
Flying Fire [elder sister of Spitting Fire, caretaker of Dash, killed during the fall]
Dashing Rainbow [Only known surviving member of the clouds dale Rainbows]
Scooter [Orphaned during the fall, hopeful adoptee]

Bell family
Mr. & Mrs. Bell [the parents]
L.P. Bell [Eldest son]
"Vinyl" Scratch Bell [first daughter]

Rarity Bell [second daughter]
Sweetie Bell [third daughter]

the Silver Family
Relay Silver [Grandfather]
Commander Barricade Silver [mother]
Dr. Butterfly Silver [Fluttershy]
Skylark Silver [cousin]

The Cakes, and Pinkie Pie
Mrs. Cup Cake [unable to carry foals in this AU]
Mr. Goldenroot Cake [named after alien carrot, See Firstfruit above]
Pound & Pumpkin Cake [the twins]
Pinkie Pie [Live-in apprentice and something else, click only if you want to know]