CL-150 Mk3 mining laser is a powerful tool for any ring prospector. While expensive, it can be easily retrofitted even to ancient K37-TNTRL and will boost mining output by orders of magnitude. Pilots should be[…]
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Overcooling the reactor
Nuclear Thermal Rocket relies on high internal temperature to provide thrust. Phase-change of the medium consumes significant heat and excessive use of thrusters can lead to overcooling and subsequent shutdown of the main drive. While[…]
Weapons of mass drive
Build into core of Rosatom-Antonow K37-TNTRL and powered by internal nuclear turbine, EMD-14 electromagnetic mass driver can deliver 10 steel mining projectiles per second, each weighing 10kg – enough to shatter all but most stubborn[…]
Exhausting the engines
Rocket-ship engines work by accelerating reaction mass in opposite direction, thus providing thrust. But this mass doesn’t just vanish when it leaves the engine. In dense environment of the Ring, pilot has to be aware of[…]
Nuclear shadow over the Rings
Nuclear Thermal Rocket – an ancient, XX century idea of using fission reactor to superheated water to propel spacecraft casts a long shadow on exploration of the Rings. Riddled with reliability problems, cheap aftermarket age-old[…]
Rosatom-Antonov K37-TNTRL
Boasting 750kN of thrust with a mass of just 37.2T Rosatom-Antonov K37-TNTRL is the de-facto workhorse of the ring. High efficiency of main nuclear thermal rocket engine allows usage of inexpensive fission reactor with excellent[…]