What is the name of the spacecraft carrying the colonists in James Cameron’s Avatar?

The spacecraft carrying the colonists to Pandora in James Cameron’s Avatar is the ISV Venture Star.

The Venture Star is an interstellar vehicle operated by the Resources Development Administration, the organization exploiting Pandora’s valuable resources. It transports human personnel and equipment between Earth and Pandora, a journey that takes several years because of the immense distance.

Avatar’s story takes place primarily on Pandora rather than aboard the ship, so the Venture Star is mainly part of the film’s background world-building. Its design reflects the movie’s attempt to present a plausible industrial future, including large-scale space travel and long periods of cryogenic sleep.

The spacecraft is sometimes confused with the military aircraft and spacecraft seen later in the story, such as the Valkyrie shuttle. The Venture Star is the long-distance interstellar ship associated with the human expedition and colonist transport.