Grier
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With all tests done satisfactorily including a special stealth coating to the main ship, the shuttle craft and the dozen big Dart drones, all was ready. Dr Wellham and his engineers had designed and built his big Dart drones with small fusion motors. They tested perfectly.
Traveling from Earth to Mars at its closest approach—approximately 54.6 million kilometers—with a constant acceleration and deceleration of 1g
would take approximately 41.4 hours (about 1.72 days).
However the Military officers Major Steve Manners, Captain Wally Gustafson and Col Dunning suggested a quieter approach first Surveying Mars' two small moons Phobos and Deimos with their large Dart multifunctional drones/escort craft that have a smaller Wellham Fusion power box. Quiet, camouflaged, well armed, multi tooled, a titanium shell, powerful arms and many senses and geological sampling abilities and best of all an automatic dome shielding system.
The Crimson Stalker
I got the name off the web. I forget where ...
Peter and Richie discuss the ability of the Darts with fusion powered thrusters to work in deep dust drifts.
I just googled this Craig:
A drone controlled by remote control and powered by a fusion engine could potentially achieve high accelerations, like twenty gs. That would require a very robust and responsive control system, as well as a structure that can withstand those kinds of forces. The fusion engine would need to be highly controllable and efficient to provide the necessary power. If achievable, such a system could enable high-speed, agile drones for various applications, including research, surveillance, or defense. The remote control system would need to be highly reliable and have low latency to maintain stable control at those accelerations.
Traveling from Earth to Mars at its closest approach—approximately 54.6 million kilometers—with a constant acceleration and deceleration of 1g
would take approximately 41.4 hours (about 1.72 days).
However the Military officers Major Steve Manners, Captain Wally Gustafson and Col Dunning suggested a quieter approach first Surveying Mars' two small moons Phobos and Deimos with their large Dart multifunctional drones/escort craft that have a smaller Wellham Fusion power box. Quiet, camouflaged, well armed, multi tooled, a titanium shell, powerful arms and many senses and geological sampling abilities and best of all an automatic dome shielding system.
The Crimson Stalker
I got the name off the web. I forget where ...
Peter and Richie discuss the ability of the Darts with fusion powered thrusters to work in deep dust drifts.
I just googled this Craig:
A drone controlled by remote control and powered by a fusion engine could potentially achieve high accelerations, like twenty gs. That would require a very robust and responsive control system, as well as a structure that can withstand those kinds of forces. The fusion engine would need to be highly controllable and efficient to provide the necessary power. If achievable, such a system could enable high-speed, agile drones for various applications, including research, surveillance, or defense. The remote control system would need to be highly reliable and have low latency to maintain stable control at those accelerations.
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