Heavy Pulsed Propulsion

Heavy Pulsed Propulsion
Research Cost: 50000
Summary
We use large explosions from nuclear fission to propel spacecraft.
Description
When Project Orion - the first attempt to conceptualize a starship powered by atomic explosions - began in 1958, it was considered to be the longest of shots. However, since realizing the first fission pulse drive, we have refined its design and overcome countless limitations, both foreseen and unforeseen. Our new heavy pulsed propulsion system combines the raw power of nuclear bombs with the energy efficiency and precision of our advanced fission systems. By generating energy through the dual-core principle of the advanced fission system, we can use the molten core circuit for precise maneuvering of our spacecraft, while the nuclear pulse drive provides powerful thrust for rapid travel between worlds. The drive system has been upgraded to include a new delivery method and absorber plate, which grants near-perfect control of each nuclear blast, transforming its vast and destructive force into smooth, sustained acceleration. This heavy pulsed propulsion drive is the crowning jewel of nuclear rocket science. It may even take us beyond the borders of our own solar system and see us rise to become equals in the eyes of those who dwell there.
Full List of Prerequisites. Name Type Cost Next-Generation Aerospace 5000 Advanced Chemical Rocketry 1000 High-Energy Lasers 1000 Outpost Habs 1000 Improved Shipbuilding Techniques 20000 Advanced Carbon Manipulation 1000 Advanced Electromagnetism 1000 Fission Pulse Drives 25000 Mass Drivers 1000 Industrialization of Space 15000 Space Mining and Refining 2500 Photonic Computing 1500 Carbon Nanotubes 3500 Advanced Fission Systems 25000 Molten Core Fission Systems 10000 Electromagnetic Propulsion 1500 Superalloys 5000 Deep Space Propulsion Concepts 1000 Advanced Atomic Manipulation 10000 Particle Beams 5000 Advanced Heat Management Concepts 2500 Solid Core Fission Systems 5000 Neutronics 15000 Gas Core Fission Systems 20000 Orbital Shipbuilding 1000 Mission To Space 250 Advanced Neural Networks 5000 Vacuum Electrostatic Principles 1000 Nuclear Fission In Space 2500
Total Research Cost (including itself)
	70500		6500
	1000		136500
	0		15000
	8750	Total	238250
Direct Prerequisite For
Techs		Projects
		(50%)Acheron Shaped-Nuclear Torpedoes • (100%)H-Orion Drive
Quote
"Sun Tzu said: 'The art of war is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin.' Soon, very soon, we will follow this road across the stars, and face our final destiny." Colonel Hanse Castillo, Humanity First Troop address, prior to Operation "Crack of Doom"
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