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| − | Valkyrie was Karigo's first interplanetary spacecraft, designed for the [[KSI Mars I]] mission. The vehicle was a Vertical Take off, Horizontal-Landing, Horizontal Takeoff, Horizontal Landing ship, or VTO/HL/HTO/HL(See: [[KSI Mars I#Mission Profile]] for details]]), and designed to be mostly reusable. It was also the first ship to employ the nuclear engine pioneered by Karigo. | + | Valkyrie was Karigo's first interplanetary spacecraft, designed for the [[KSI Mars I]] mission. The vehicle was a Vertical Take off, Horizontal-Landing, Horizontal Takeoff, Horizontal Landing ship, or VTO/HL/HTO/HL(See: [[KSI Mars I#Mission Profile|Mission Profile]] for details]]), and designed to be mostly reusable. It was also the first ship to employ the nuclear engine pioneered by Karigo. |
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| + | ==Design== | ||
| + | The Valkyrie employs a double-delta, swept-wing design for maximum stability and lift. The bottom employs an active, liquid-gas fueled heat shield that allows it to withstand atmospheric entry at massive speed. | ||
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| + | ===Engine=== | ||
| + | The engine is based on a nuclear saltwater rocket. In principle, water, containing dissolved salts of uranium fuel. | ||
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Revision as of 16:41, 1 July 2016
Valkyrie was Karigo's first interplanetary spacecraft, designed for the KSI Mars I mission. The vehicle was a Vertical Take off, Horizontal-Landing, Horizontal Takeoff, Horizontal Landing ship, or VTO/HL/HTO/HL(See: Mission Profile for details]]), and designed to be mostly reusable. It was also the first ship to employ the nuclear engine pioneered by Karigo.
Design
The Valkyrie employs a double-delta, swept-wing design for maximum stability and lift. The bottom employs an active, liquid-gas fueled heat shield that allows it to withstand atmospheric entry at massive speed.
Engine
The engine is based on a nuclear saltwater rocket. In principle, water, containing dissolved salts of uranium fuel.
