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The ''Columbus'' class sublight explorer—an 8,600-ton craft powered by a high-acceleration, sub-light Bussard ramjet, and housing a crew of 40—entered service in [[FASA Chronology: 2040s#2040|2040]] as [[Earth#FASA Timeline|Earth]]'s largest space-going vessels. The class boasted advanced [[impulse drive|fusion engines]] that could produce speeds of up to 0.75[[speed of light|c]] and was the first [[Humans#FASA Timeline|Human]] spacecraft class to carry on-board shuttlecraft for extra-vehicular excursions, but new ships incorporating [[Cochrane, Zefram (FASA)|Zefram Cochrane]]'s [[warp drive]] engines soon superseded the class for interstellar flight, and the last ship of the class was retired in [[FASA Chronology: 2070s#2075|2075]].<ref name="SFC"/> | The ''Columbus'' class sublight explorer—an 8,600-ton craft powered by a high-acceleration, sub-light Bussard ramjet, and housing a crew of 40—entered service in [[FASA Chronology: 2040s#2040|2040]] as [[Earth#FASA Timeline|Earth]]'s largest space-going vessels. The class boasted advanced [[impulse drive|fusion engines]] that could produce speeds of up to 0.75[[speed of light|c]] and was the first [[Humans#FASA Timeline|Human]] spacecraft class to carry on-board shuttlecraft for extra-vehicular excursions, but new ships incorporating [[Cochrane, Zefram (FASA)|Zefram Cochrane]]'s [[warp drive]] engines soon superseded the class for interstellar flight, and the last ship of the class was retired in [[FASA Chronology: 2070s#2075|2075]].<ref name="SFC"/> | ||
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Revision as of 02:57, 23 April 2020
The Columbus class sublight explorer—an 8,600-ton craft powered by a high-acceleration, sub-light Bussard ramjet, and housing a crew of 40—entered service in 2040 as Earth's largest space-going vessels. The class boasted advanced fusion engines that could produce speeds of up to 0.75c and was the first Human spacecraft class to carry on-board shuttlecraft for extra-vehicular excursions, but new ships incorporating Zefram Cochrane's warp drive engines soon superseded the class for interstellar flight, and the last ship of the class was retired in 2075.[1]
Specifications
Length | 120m |
Diameter | 37.2m |
Mass | 8.6 million kg |
Engines | Geodyne Fusion Engine pack |
Fuel | antimatter-spiked deuterium (50:1 deuterium to antimatter) |
Complement | 40 Overall 4 Officers 36 Crew |
Navigation | Elementary Interstellar Celestial Guidance |
Communication | Laser/Particle Beam Subcarrier Radiotelemetry |
Computer | Intermediate Independent Thought Memory Scan |
Life Support | Gravity 0.4-0.75g Atmosphere 22% O2; 14% humidity |
Sustenance Duration | 1-13 years at standard ship's complement |
Weapons | 4 forward lasers 25 fusion torpedoes |
Performance
Range | Standard 5.75 billion km (Earth-Pluto) Maximum 8.5 light years |
Velocity | Cruising 0.75c Maximum 0.85c |
Typical Voyage Duration | Earth-Pluto 10 hrs Earth-Alpha Centauri 11.5 years |
Thrust | 1 billion kg |
Notes and References
- ↑ Goldstein, Stan et al (Authors). Spaceflight Chronology. Star Trek. Book. Wallaby Books. 1980.