Fuel shuttle
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This streamlined but non-winged lifting-body craft is used to skim hydrogen from gas giants, gathering about twenty tons per trip. It is often operated remotely to avoid radiation hazards to the crew. Larger versions also exist. Air speed is mach 4.7 (3500mph).
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TL
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Spacecraft
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dST/HP
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Hnd/SR
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HT
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Move
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LWt.
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Load
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SM
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Occ
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dDR
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11^
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Fuel shuttle
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20
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0/4
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12
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2G/2496
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30
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0.1
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+5
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21SV
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14/7/7
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Fore:
1 Diamondoid Armour dDR7
2 Diamondoid Armour dDR7
3 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
4 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
5 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
6 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
Core Control room lv5
Mid:
1 Diamondoid Armour dDR7
2 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
3 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
4 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
5 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
6 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
Core Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
Aft:
1 Diamondoid Armour dDR7
2 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
3 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
4 Fuel tank (antimatter-boosted hydrogen, 120mps)
5 Antimatter plasma torch (1G)
6 Antimatter plasma torch (1G)