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Mallberta Completes 'Craft Canon Alpha'- Stellar Travel Near

23-11-2003, 05:39
Today marks the completion of the Mallbertan 'Stellar Craft Acellerator', an Earth Based mass driver built on 'Gauss' technologies. This massive edifice, which incorporates a vertical acceleration track nearly 6 kilometers long, reaching nearly as high as Everest, heralds a new age in Mallbertan science. Today marks the first successful 'shot', which put a weather sattelite into high orbit. Manned flights are anticipated within a year.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/163402/cannon.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/163402/Cannon2.JPG
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-4/163402/Cannon3.JPG
Shown here, the size of the device is truly boggling; it is the single largest earth-based structure at this time. Construction, which took place under as high levels of security as possible given the scope of the project, lasted nearly 2 decades.

The mechanics behind the project are fairly simple. A magnetically charged slug, which completely covers the craft or device within, is first frozen to near absolute-zero, then propelled via magnetism through the near vacuum within the track, into the thin atmosphere above.

ooc- No science criticism desired here; this is simply a more interesting way to get myself into space; thanks!
23-11-2003, 05:41
OOC: pic is too dark.
Klonor
23-11-2003, 05:44
OOC: Good idea. Don't think anybody has tried this way before

IC:

Congratulations on getting one step closer to space travel! If you are ever in need of help, or wish to stock up on advanced inter-stellar ships, visit my storefront and defense contractors. May space bring peace and wealth to you!

http://www.bateshome.com/jordan/ksig8.jpg (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=94716)
http://hometown.aol.com/jbk405/images/ksig4.jpeg (http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=59081)
23-11-2003, 05:55
new pics added
23-11-2003, 06:21
bump
23-11-2003, 07:03
UPDATE

Further details on SCA-1

The operation and main\tenance of this accelerator demands a huge staff; upwards of 20000 are required during active periods. To meet the infrastructure demands of this influx of population MALLNET has mandanted an expansion of arcologies under the structure.

The cannon itself requires vast quatities of electricity. WIthin the structure itself are 12 small nuclear reactors; at it's base, several kilometers below sea level, a series of geothermal turbines provide inital burts of speed.
23-11-2003, 08:23
bump
23-11-2003, 22:56
final bump
25-11-2003, 01:43
I lied
Pilon
26-11-2003, 07:25
The nation of Pilon Applauds Mallberta's efforts in this area and we hope to see more of you in the future.