Moonbase Alpha Technical Notebook

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BIRD OF PREY SERIES INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT AUTHORIZED UNDER THE 1992 APPROPRIATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LUNAR FINANCE COMMITTEE

TECHNICAL SCHEMATICS: EAGLE GENERAL LAYOUT TS-1075A TECHNICAL SECTION: MOONBASE ALPHA

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MOONBASE ALPHA TECHNICAL READOUT PAGE 1: EAGLE M

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D - SERVICE MODULE

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PAGE 2 EAGLE FORE & AFT VIEW VIEWS

PARTICULARS

LENGTH: WIDTH: 30.2 FT HEIGHT: GROSS WEIGHT: PROPULSION:

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76 FT (23.16 METERS) (9.2 METERS) 13.97 FT (4.26 METERS) 238 TONNES 4 NUCLEAR FUSION ENGINES 4 CHEMICAL FUEL LANDING ROCKETS STRAP-ON BOOSTER UNITS FUEL: COMPRESSED HYDROGEN MAXIMUM VELOCITY: 0.15 LIGHTSPEED MAXIMUM RANGE: 16 BILLION MILES (25.74 BILLION KM) ENDURANCE: 96 HOURS ARMAMENT: 2 LASER GUNS 2 SPACE-TO-SPACE MISSILE LAUNCHERS UTILITY POD LENGTH: 26.75 FT. (8.15 METERS) UTILITY POD WIDTH: 14.92 FT. (4.55 METERS) UTILITY POD HEIGHT: 8.8 FT. (2.68 METERS) CARGO CONTAINER: 2,500 CUBIC FEET (70.79 CU. METERS) UTILITY POD ENDURANCE: 672 HOURS STANDARD CEILING HEIGHT: 5.05 FT. (1.54 METERS) SHIPS POWER: NUCLEAR GENERATOR

KEY TO FORE/AFT VIEWS

A - MANEUVERING ROCKETS B - RESCUE STROBE BEACON C - COCKPIT VIEWPORT D - MISSILE PORTS E - NAVIGATION ARRAY F - MAIN ENGINES G - FUEL TANKS H - HYDRAULIC SUSPENSION I - LANDING ROCKETS J - PROXIMITY SENSORS

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76 FT (23.16 METERS) (9.2 METERS) 13.97 FT (4.26 METERS) 238 TONNES 4 NUCLEAR FUSION ENGINES 4 CHEMICAL FUEL LANDING ROCKETS STRAP-ON BOOSTER UNITS FUEL: COMPRESSED HYDROGEN MAXIMUM VELOCITY: 0.15 LIGHTSPEED MAXIMUM RANGE: 16 BILLION MILES (25.74 BILLION KM) ENDURANCE: 96 HOURS ARMAMENT: 2 LASER GUNS 2 SPACE-TO-SPACE MISSILE LAUNCHERS UTILITY POD LENGTH: 26.75 FT. (8.15 METERS) UTILITY POD WIDTH: 14.92 FT. (4.55 METERS) UTILITY POD HEIGHT: 8.8 FT. (2.68 METERS) CARGO CONTAINER: 2,500 CUBIC FEET (70.79 CU. METERS) UTILITY POD ENDURANCE: 672 HOURS STANDARD CEILING HEIGHT: 5.05 FT. (1.54 METERS) SHIPS POWER: NUCLEAR GENERATOR

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MOONBASE ALPHA TECHNICAL READOUT PAGE 3: EAGLE TO TOP PLAN VIEW IEW

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BACKGROUND

MOONBASE ALPHA TECHNICAL READOUT PAGE 4: 4: PODS & RESCUE EAGLE


The Eagle is one of several classes of interplanetary spacecraft (others include the Hawk warships, Swift support vessels, and deep space probes), originally authorized by the international Lunar Finance Commission and constructed by the Engineering and Technics section of Moonbase Alpha using materials and components either shipped from Earth or manufactured on the Moon. Completely modular, the crafts are divided into three basic sections: the command module, the service pod, and the superstructure - containing the landing gear, main fuel tanks tanks and boosters. Eagles, standard reconnaissance craft for all extralunar activity, are powered by four nuclear fusion rockets and carry fuel reserves for 48 hours of flight. Artificial gravity force fields built into the Eagle enable it to accelerate up to .15% of the speed of light, giving it a maximum range (with extra fuel reserves) of several light-days. The Eagle also has the capability to enter the atmosphere of a normal gravity planet, land (using its chemicallyfueled landing rockets), and return to Alpha. Although the Eagle was not designed as a military vessel, it carries as standard equipment a laser gun and an arsenal of space-to-space missiles. Eagles are piloted by an astronaut with the official designation of Eagle Pilot and a rank of no less than Captain. The pilot receives his orders directly from Mission Control, and employs both the onboard and Alpha computer systems for guidance, astronavigation, and interpretation of sensor data. The right seat in the Eagle cockpit is usually occupied by the copilot, although the Eagle can normally be flown by a single operator. In an emergency, when both pilots are incapacitated, an Eagle may be operated from a slave-station in Command Center. Eagles are housed and serviced in the mammoth hanger complexes directly beneath the four main launch pads. A crew of Eagle engineers is responsible for repairing or replacing damaged components, and maintaining the flight-ready condition. Alpha supports a fleet of twelve Transporter Eagles, twenty-six Reconnaissance Freighters, and two Rescue Eagles on 24-hour alert status. In the event of Operation Exodus - the immediate and complete evacuation of Moonbase Alpha on the personal order of Moonbase Commander - all available Eagles are employed to transport colonists and supplies from Alpha to a habitable planetary environment. Until such time, the Eagle remains the workhorse of Moonbase Alpha - as indispensable to the 311 men and women of Alpha as the Conestoga wagon was to the settlers of America’s western frontier.

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TYPE “ B” RESCUE RESCUE EAGLE

The Eagle is one of several classes of interplanetary spacecraft (others include the Hawk warships, Swift support vessels, and deep space probes), originally authorized by the international Lunar Finance Commission and constructed by the Engineering and Technics section of Moonbase Alpha using materials and components either shipped from Earth or manufactured on the Moon. Completely modular, the crafts are divided into three basic sections: the command module, the service pod, and the superstructure - containing the landing gear, main fuel tanks tanks and boosters. Eagles, standard reconnaissance craft for all extralunar activity, are powered by four nuclear fusion rockets and carry fuel reserves for 48 hours of flight. Artificial gravity force fields built into the Eagle enable it to accelerate up to .15% of the speed of light, giving it a maximum range (with extra fuel reserves) of several light-days. The Eagle also has the capability to enter the atmosphere of a normal gravity planet, land (using its chemicallyfueled landing rockets), and return to Alpha. Although the Eagle was not designed as a military vessel, it carries as standard equipment a laser gun and an arsenal of space-to-space missiles. Eagles are piloted by an astronaut with the official designation of Eagle Pilot and a rank of no less than Captain. The pilot receives his orders directly from Mission Control, and employs both the onboard and Alpha computer systems for guidance, astronavigation, and interpretation of sensor data. The right seat in the Eagle cockpit is usually occupied by the copilot, although the Eagle can normally be flown by a single operator. In an emergency, when both pilots are incapacitated, an Eagle may be operated from a slave-station in Command Center. Eagles are housed and serviced in the mammoth hanger complexes directly beneath the four main launch pads. A crew of Eagle engineers is responsible for repairing or replacing damaged components, and maintaining the flight-ready condition. Alpha supports a fleet of twelve Transporter Eagles, twenty-six Reconnaissance Freighters, and two Rescue Eagles on 24-hour alert status. In the event of Operation Exodus - the immediate and complete evacuation of Moonbase Alpha on the personal order of Moonbase Commander - all available Eagles are employed to transport colonists and supplies from Alpha to a habitable planetary environment. Until such time, the Eagle remains the workhorse of Moonbase Alpha - as indispensable to the 311 men and women of Alpha as the Conestoga wagon was to the settlers of America’s western frontier.

TYPES OF EAGLES USED BY MOONBASE ALPHA TRANSPORTER EAGLES

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Transporter Eagles, fitted with the standard passenger pod, can normally accommodate eight passengers in addition to the pilot and copilot. Under emergency conditions, such as the total evacuation of the Moonbase, they can carry up to twelve passengers and additional water and provisions for extended habitation. Transporter Eagles are used for missions on the lunar surface, in lunar orbit, and in interstellar space in the general vicinity of Moonbase; or on routine planetary landings when no hostile elements are anticipated and the contact team deems special laboratory or environmental equipment unnecessary. RECONNAISSANCE EAGLES

TECHNICAL READOUT

TYPE “B” RESCUE POD

Although the recon pods look similar to the transporter pods on the outside, they are equipped with various types of sensory devices for exploratory missions. The recon pods also contain a computer that can either be tied into Alpha’s master computer or work self-sufficiently. RESCUE EAGLES

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Rescue Eagles are Transporters that have been fitted with a special passenger pod, identified by bold red stripes on the exterior. These are adapted for field diagnosis and treatment of injury or disease that may be encountered on a planet’s surface or in deep space. Manned by medical personnel, Rescue Eagles are equipped with mobile beds, patientmonitor units, and facilities for field surgery. FREIGHTER EAGLES


TYPE “D” CARGO POD

TYPE “E” WINCH POD

The cargo pod, identical to the passenger pod in configuration, is used for transporting supplies and equipment to exploration teams on a planet’s surface, and for the return of native elements essential to Alpha’s environmental and reprocessing systems. Freighters can also be used for refueling other Eagles as space-borne tankers, transporting additional fuel to Eagles with insufficient reserves to return to Alpha.

TYPES OF EAGLES USED BY MOONBASE ALPHA TRANSPORTER EAGLES

MOONBASE

TYPE “A” TRANSPORT POD

ALPHA

Transporter Eagles, fitted with the standard passenger pod, can normally accommodate eight passengers in addition to the pilot and copilot. Under emergency conditions, such as the total evacuation of the Moonbase, they can carry up to twelve passengers and additional water and provisions for extended habitation. Transporter Eagles are used for missions on the lunar surface, in lunar orbit, and in interstellar space in the general vicinity of Moonbase; or on routine planetary landings when no hostile elements are anticipated and the contact team deems special laboratory or environmental equipment unnecessary. RECONNAISSANCE EAGLES

TECHNICAL READOUT

TYPE “B” RESCUE POD

Although the recon pods look similar to the transporter pods on the outside, they are equipped with various types of sensory devices for exploratory missions. The recon pods also contain a computer that can either be tied into Alpha’s master computer or work self-sufficiently. RESCUE EAGLES

PAGE 5: EAGLE PODS & VARIANTS VARIANTS TYPE “C” LABORATORY POD

Rescue Eagles are Transporters that have been fitted with a special passenger pod, identified by bold red stripes on the exterior. These are adapted for field diagnosis and treatment of injury or disease that may be encountered on a planet’s surface or in deep space. Manned by medical personnel, Rescue Eagles are equipped with mobile beds, patientmonitor units, and facilities for field surgery. FREIGHTER EAGLES


TYPE “D” CARGO POD

The cargo pod, identical to the passenger pod in configuration, is used for transporting supplies and equipment to exploration teams on a planet’s surface, and for the return of native elements essential to Alpha’s environmental and reprocessing systems. Freighters can also be used for refueling other Eagles as space-borne tankers, transporting additional fuel to Eagles with insufficient reserves to return to Alpha.

TYPE “E” WINCH POD

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