Like the Eagle Transporter, the Hawk probably can operate in manned as well as unmanned mode. There is no obvious hatch or door perhaps the top panels are access hatches. The two windows indicates a two man crew like the Eagle (pilot and gunner?). From the size of the spine, the command module is the only part that contains crew (the rear and central sections probably contain propellant tanks for the main engine, while the square panels on the central section could be small radiators for the avionics). Latches around the rear section suggest it can also be ejected from the central section. The line of latches around the spine of the Hawk indicates the command module is detachable. The design is more sleek than the Eagle, emphasised by the pointed nose, and also more angular. The nose cone is very Eagle-like, although only the top has the characteristic viewport insets.
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