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Astromilitary - Atomic Rockets
🕑 Added 2014-06-27 23:20:23 +0000 UTC Update to Astromilitary: Orbit Guard. Entire section is expanded http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/astromilitary.php#id--Orbit_Guard Update to Astromilitary: Space Army. Added quotes from The Sharp End and from Starship Troopers http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/astromilitary.php#id--Space_Army Update to Astromilitary: Space Navy, Space Marines, Space Logistics. Added images http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/astromilitary.php#id--Space_Navy http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/astromilitary.php#id--Space_Marines http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/astromilitary.php#id--Space_Logistics Update to Atomic Radiation: added animated gif of blue Cherenkov radiation http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/radiation.php#id--Introduction Update to Seal of Approval: added entry for Future War Stories http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/sealofapproval.php#id--Information--Future_War_Stories Update to Atomic Fuel: added link to article about thorium reactors http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/atomicfuel.php#id--Fuel_Types Update to Crew: added quote from Quest of the Space Beagle, Rocketpunk Manifesto, and Reflex http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/crew.php#id--The_Mission_Control_Model Update to Engine List: added note to Orion nuclear pulse about EMP http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist.php#id--Pulse--Orion
Comments
Nyrath
"Tramp Steamer", great idea! I'll try to add that. I already have some references to the "bomber crew" model as seen in movies. A crew of half a dozen misfits each with some specialized talent needed for a successful finish to the mission
John
Great updates. Reading the one on the Mission Control Model of spaceflight makes me wonder about the "Tramp Steamer" model of spaceflight that is popular both in gaming and in fiction. Firefly is a prime example of a bulk carrier "tramp steamer". The only time you might see bulk cargo is when you're going to some pissant outpost that isn't big enough to warrant a cargo container. This relegates the tramp steamer to a white cargo van making deliveries while the real cargo hauling is done by trains and containerized cargo vessels.
