| From: | Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Brave New World |
| Date: | Mon, 2 Mar 1998 23:22:45 EST |
> The new drive system is a modern day project, and NASA are hoping that
> it will cut down the amount of time it takes to travel to Mars
> considerably (with a view to a scientific colony perhaps)? As for Lunar
> colonies, if the next expedition to the moon finds ice under the lunar
> surface it will no longer be a dream, they'll build it. But they have
> to find ice, the station needs to be self supporting up to a point.
> Assuming a successful mission, and they find evidence of a frozen core,
> or other ice deposits, then the project will begin after the completion
> of the current space station. I suspect they may use the station as a
> stop-off point for shipments to the lunar surface. There is also a
> reasonable chance that a new shuttle will be entering service in the
> early part of the next century, one that is better designed and carries
> a heavier payload.
>
How is this for a hint Pete?
Using the naval rules in Cyberpirates and the upcoming Smuggler's
Haven...Fusion Reaction powered vessel (remember, Nuclear power in SR times
means "Bubble Fusion"). Reactor's purpose is for the usage of a "magnetic
accelerator system".
Solar Panels are arrayed across the surface of a ship or arrayed in "sails".
Their job is generate electricity, aka Ions...
Said Ions are accelerated along the fusion powered system (for high enough
speed). Hence, a simple, system-limited Ion Drive vessel. One that can be
built using the technology applied in SR times.
One that Ares or Saeder-Krupp or Fuchi could probably build if they wanted to.
Hell, what an excuse for a joint project...
Yes it's science fiction, but so is this game.
-K
