I'm starting a challenge: Create an idea for a rocket. It can be as Sci-Fi as you wants.
Requirements:
1. Needs more than one function. Ex: Cone is able to eject and launch to another planet.
2. Needs to have a purpose.
3. Needs to be for a nation.
No prizes sadly, just the satisfaction of bragging rights.
First stage – Booster
Length 58 m (190 ft) [1]
Diameter 9 m (30 ft)
Gross mass 3,065,000 kg (6,757,000 lb)
Engines 32 × Raptor
Thrust 52.7 MN (11,800,000 lbf) sea level [1]
Specific impulse 330 s (3.2 km/s) each engine, sea level
Fuel Subcooled CH
4 / LOX
Second stage – Spaceship
Length 48 m (157 ft) [1]
Diameter 9 m (30 ft)
Empty mass 85,000 kg (187,000 lb)
Gross mass 1,335,000 kg (2,943,000 lb)
Propellant mass
240,000 kg (530,000 lb) CH
4
860,000 kg (1,900,000 lb) LOX
Engines 7 × Raptor (4 × vacuum, 3 × sea level)
Thrust 12.7 MN (2,900,000 lbf) total
Specific impulse
375 s (3.68 km/s) vacuum
each, outer four engines
356 s (3.49 km/s) vacuum
each, inner three engines
330 s (3.2 km/s) sea level [1]
each, inner three engines
Fuel Subcooled CH
4 / LOX
Thrust 12.7 MN (2,900,000 lbf) In total
Empty mass: 50,000,000 tonnes
Loaded mass: 100,000,000 tonnes
Height: 300 meters
Diameter: 10 meters
Crew: 5:
Pilot
Copilot
Navigator
Flight engineer
Toaster operator
Purpose:
Exploration/toast making
Affiliation:
United Kingdom
An Cuban rocket designed to travel to and back from the Sun. Has a variety of scientific equipment and a “suicide probe” designed for launch into the star. Manned by 5 astronauts and has an on-board computer. Unforuntantly, the computer is powered by Amazon Echo and can never understand what you are saying. And since it is from Cuba, the astronauts are all grumpy old men. Jeff Bezos will also be accompanying the astronauts, so they’ve packed some iguanas for him to eat on their journey.
We also put an XBOX One on there so you can play Forza Motorsport.
P.S. It’s painted pink.
P.P.S. Sponsored by the Chicago Outfit.
P.P.P.S. Has a waffle-maker.
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Cost: 1,000,000 golden kittens and a bottle of Mountain Dew.
When the US runs out of resources it resorts to extracting resources from other planets. This is where The Harvester comes in.
The Harvester is a huge space station that when it selects a planet it will send out multiple surface scanning satellites. The satellites will scan for valuable resources.
Once the satellites have found what they were looking for the main space station sends out automated mining vessels to strip the planet of its resources. The vessels will have the ability to bore deep inside the planet in order to extract all that the planet has to offer. Once the mining vessels are full they rendezvous with the main base in orbit to transfer its contents.
Space tankers will constantly be transporting the the resources from The Harvester back to earth
The Harvester will repeat this process for many years until the planet is stripped bare of its resources. Once that happens it simply collects all of its equipment and moves on to the next planet.
Submissions due soon!