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Project Daedalus was a 1970s concept design done by the British Interplanetary Society to develop an uncrewed interstellar probe. The framework was meant to be flexible enough to travel to any star. The vehicle would have two stages and have a top speed of 16% c.

Performance Specs

Stage 1: 0.26
TWR (LEO):
Thrust: 900,000kN
Specific Impulse: 1.13 million sec
dV: 17.2 million m/s (0.057c)
Nominal Payload Capacity: N/A

Stage 2:
TWR (LEO): 0.72
Thrust: 500,000 kN
Specific Impulse: 1.13 million sec
dV: 40.8 million m/s (0.136c)
Nominal Payload Capacity: N/A

TOP SPEED: 58 million m/s (0.193c)

To activate the engine, stage and press AG 1. To stage, activate stage 2, then activate stage 3 and turn on AG 2

BURN ONLY IN TIMEWARP

GENERAL INFO

  • Created On: Windows
  • Game Version: 1.0.909.1
  • Price: $69,635,586,736k
  • Number of Parts: 110
  • Dimensions: 159 m x 175 m x 199 m

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 57,998.1km/s
  • Total Thrust: 1,400.0MN
  • Engines: 4
  • Wet Mass: 4.76E+8kg
  • Dry Mass: 8.79E+6kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass
1 1 17,153.8km/s 900.0MN 53.50days 4.76E+8kg
3 1 40,844.3km/s 500.0MN 23.88days 9.52E+7kg
4 1 0m/s 0N 0s 9.52E+7kg

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    Interstellar planet pack:
    https://www.simplerockets.com/PlanetarySystems/View/8t6NSi/137-Bodies-Stellar-Neighborhood-v2-0-Real-Lava-Update

    Pinned 1.6 years ago

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