s1l3nt-c0y0t3 In reply to YumonStudios [2017-11-03 02:00:48 +0000 UTC]
Google "Pewee NTR engine" sometime. It was a solid-core NTR that only weighed about three tonnes, including the shadow shield, and had a thrust-to-weight ratio of 3.5. That's enough for many smaller bodies in a star system. Combine that with an afterburning LANTR style hybrid rocket and you have and excellent description of the rocket supposed to be in this ship. It's quite realistic near-future tech.
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