NationStates Jolt Archive

Chiron Multipurpose Conglomerate
Prices in Platinum Ounces

Ships/Stations

Minos-Class Transport (http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/MinosSide.jpg)
Capable of supporting up to six people an carrying up to 4 EVA pods and 100 cubic meters of cargo, the Minos-class is equipped with 1 slow-burn fission reactor, 2 IEC fusors, and separate low-gain and high-gain antennae. The engine is a hybrid ion accelerator/VASIMR operating on xenon and hydrogen, with a maximum acceleration of 4.5m/s^2 and a maximum Isp of 10000 seconds.
Price: 1000 OP

Prometheus-Class Freighter (http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/nukerock.gif)
Capable of supporting up to six people and 2500 cubic meters of cargo, the Prometheus-class is equipped with a fast-burn fission reactor and high-gain antenna. The powerplant operates on uranium/plutonium pellets and liquid sodium heat exchangers. The engine is a hybrid ion accelerator/NTR operating on xenon, hydrogen, and uranium hexaflouride with a maximum acceleration of 5.5m/s^2 and a maximum Isp of 10000 seconds.
Price: 2300 OP

Tugboat (http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/tug.gif)
Capable of supporting up to two people and 10 cubic meters of cargo. Equipped with a slow-burn fission reactor and two IEC fusors. The engine is an ion accelerator operating on xenon, and hydrogen 1m/s^2 and a maximum Isp of 10000 seconds. Not suitable for most asteroid-torquing operations- use only for transport of previously non-rotating mass.
Price: 850 OP

Dumbbell-style Station Core (http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/dumbbell.gif)
Capable of supporting up to 9 people. Modular and easily extendable. Equipped with a slow-burn fission reactor. Maximum centripetal gravity of 4.8m/s^2.
Price: 600 OP

Heavy-lift Cargo Booster
Capable of lifting 1000 tonnes into LEO in a 20x30meter cylindrical cargo hold with sufficient excess fuel for powered landing. Capable of transporting the same load into lunar orbit or deep space (interplanetary insertion) if powered landing is not required. Equipped with seven redundant gas-core NTR boosters operating on hydrogen and uranium hexaflouride, with triple-redundant scram systems. Maximum Isp of 5000 seconds, operational Isp of 3060 seconds.
Price: 900 OP

Components

Radiator Panel
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/radiator.gif
Price: 1 OP

Magnetic Confinement Coil
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/magcoil.gif
Maximum output of 2 tesla.
Price: 2.5 OP

Photelectric Array
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/solarpanel.gif
85% efficiency.
Price: 9 OP

Magnetic Nozzle Module
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/magnozzle.gif
Price: 25 OP

Habitation Module
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/crewsect.gif
Capable of supporting up to six people.
Price: 30 OP

Inflatable Habitation Module
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/hab.gif
Capable of supporting up to six people. 3 decks, including galley/recreation, sleeping, and exercise/hygene. Composed of .3 meter ten-layered kevlar/fiberglass/aluminium foil hull supported by a nitinol frame.
Price: 10 OP

Small Tank Ring
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/smalltank.gif
Available is sizes of 2.5 meters sphere radius to 5 meters sphere radius. Good for holding atmosphere, fuel, or dead mass.
Price: 5-15 OP

Large Tank
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Available is sizes of 2.5 meters sphere radius to 5 meters sphere radius. Good for holding atmosphere, fuel, or dead mass.
Price: 15-40 OP

Large Tank Ring
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/bigtank.gif
Available is sizes of 2.5 meters sphere radius to 5 meters sphere radius. Good for holding atmosphere, fuel, or dead mass. Central cylinder can be converted for dry cargo or habitation.
Price: 100-450 OP

NEW! Modified Pilgrim Constant Gravity Interplanetary Ship!
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/PilgrimPower.gif
Capable of carrying a crew of 150, the Pilgrim is the best choice for non-military personnel transfer or as scientific platform for all you gravity-lovers out there! Capable of up to 1.2 gs of acceleration, the Pilgrim sports rotating habitat sections that can seamlessly transition from acceleratory to centripetal gravity. The standard configuration allows for the docking of two (2) Excursion or similar shuttles, and the Pilgrim is highly extensible, allowing for the addition of extra engines, fuel tanks, cargo cylinder, scientific equipment, etc. Spirulina-based regenerative life support allows the ship to support its crew indefinitely, never having to return to a supply post.
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/PilgrimStatic.gif
Price: A low, low 2600 OP!

Components
External Access Airlock
http://timesurfer.linuxcowboy.net/airlock.gif
The EAA unit, quite simply, allows cosmonauts in and out of the ship or station to which it is attached for EVA routines, be they repair, inspection, equipment installation, or just recreation. The airlock is double-chambered, and includes a slow-cycle depressurization/repressurization lock in which cosmonauts can adjust to differing atmospheres between the ship and their spacesuit should it be needed, and a separate egress/ingress lock. The slow-cycle lock includes oxygen, water, neutral gas, and electrical hookups for suit prep, as well as storage space for spare suits and other equipment. Turbopumps are capable of drawing off 400 millibars down to 1 millibar in under 2 minutes, with the rest being taken care of by ion pumps to keep atmosphere loss to vacuum to an absolute minimum. Less than 5 grams oxygen loss per 100 cycles, or repair/replacement is free.
Note that this fine product is not a ship-to-ship docking airlock.
Price: 11 OP

How many OP to a USD? Whatever the conversion rate is, Erewohn will buy four Pilgrims for it's navy. The people of Erewohn would also like to enquire if the price of the Pilgram can be lowered if sold without the 2 ship docking module.

OOC: The latest market price I could find is around $790 USD. It typically hovers around $500, I believe, but in-game I keep the exchange rate to approximately
IC: 372 USD per Ounce Platinum. Simple removal of the shuttle docks would cut 175 ounces from the price per ship. While this alone increases delta-v due to reduced mass, we can offer for the same price to replace the shuttle docks with additional fuel storage. For slightly varying amounts, we can also offer a wide range of other replacement or additional modules.

excellent, the people of Erewohn would like to purchase 4, with the docking couplers converted to fuel tanks.