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starship-design: A New starship class.
Here is new design on the explorer class. Delta Clipper for lack of
better name.
Only the general ideas have been kicking around. Travel speed 1/8C.
This will give a flight time Alpha-Centuri
of 4.3 ly in about 35 years and stay of 10 years. Round trip time is
about 80 years. Average crew will be
about 1500. Habiation deck will be 3x current with supples grown for
for the return trip. Equpment will be
in part form only to assemble on site. Other stuff about 2x.
Eploration Equipment: 10,000 tons
Life support: ( restore on site )? 4,850 tons
Crew: 150 tons
Food: 65 tons each. 100,000
tons
Personel: 15,000 tons
Habitat: 30,000 tons
Shelding: ? (help) 100,000 tons
Stucture: 200,000 tons
Engine and drive: 200,000 tons
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total 660,000 tons
Ship masses: 6Li+6Li
External fuel: total mass
8.25+1 6,110,000 tons
Internal fuel: total mass
68.0+1 45,540,000 tons
Ship masses for 3He+3He ( my pick over 6Li )
External fuel: total mass
6.52+1 4,950,000 tons
Internal fuel: total mass
42.5+1 28,710,000 tons