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NewDivide1701 — Martian Explorer
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Published: 2021-12-27 21:25:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 9308; Favourites: 73; Downloads: 19
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Description
A simple Martian exploration ship, not warp capable with Bob Lazar's warp drive.
EDIT:
The ZIP file for the meshes are here now.
153.5m length
61.9m height
82.3m width
It doesn't have massive fuel tanks like the previous warp ship. It would with either chemical or nuclear thermal rockets, but this ship runs on nuclear fusion with helium-3 and deuterium. Added that the fusion byproducts -- conventional helium and hydrogen -- are already in a plasma state, and are accelerated out of the 3 VASIMR engines.
If going to Jupiter, it might need larger tanks like on the previous warp ship. But this ship has added tanks in the 2 outer engines as I hate seeing bare surfaces that serves no purpose, and I suck at greebles.
Something interesting:
youtu.be/nIt661hfr9c
No need for fuel, just power IF there is no drag or gravity to fight. But I can see it on the Matt Jefferies Constitution class that has no visible thruster ports. Plus gyroscopic thrusters.
But realistically, I think VASIMR fusion engines are more feasible.
