[gurps] [VEHICLE] of the week 757 – Nexa-IV-class Light Deep Space Vehicle

[Onno Meyer]

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  Onno Meyer, 2009-04-27

Nexa-IV-class Light Deep Space Vehicle v1.0 (TL10)
  Copyright 2009 by Onno Meyer

  The Nexa IV DSV is used as deep space transport in systems with a low 
population density. The little Nexa IV has a lower total operating cost 
than many more efficient but larger Deep Space Vehicles.
  The hull consists of three spherical sections, holding the main cargo 
bay and docking airlock, the quarters and flight deck, and the reaction 
mass tanks, engine and life support. The primary life support is a full 
hydroponic air/water/food recycler, with an air/water system as backup. 
The fusion-powered engine provides a delta-V of 85 km/s at the nominal 
load and twice as much running light. 
  The engine uses 400 gallons of reaction mass per hour.

Subassemblies: Body +6. 
Powertrain: 20,000-lb. vectored fusion rocket; two 200-kW RTGs; six 
  360,000-kWs rechargeable E power cells.
Fuel: 4,000 gallons water.
Occ: 3 bridge RCS, 10 bunks.   Cargo: 2,000 cf.

Armor    F      RL     B      T      U
Body:   4/20   4/20   4/20   4/20   4/20

Equipment:
  Body: Extreme-range radio; extreme-range, tight-beam radio; two 
160-mile, air-search radars; 16-mile radscanner; 200x astronomical 
LLTV; flight data recorder; precision navigation instruments; two 
transponders; two inertial navigation systems; two C5 hardened 
minicomputers; three terminals; compact fire suppression system; 2-man 
airlock; refueling probe; 10-man total life system; 10-man full life 
system; 2,000 man-days of provisions. External: Radiation shielding.

Statistics
Size: 15'x15'x45'   Payload: 40 tons      Lwt.: 50 tons
Volume: 5,000 cf    Maint.: 3 man-hours   Price: $519,900

HT: 7.   HPs: 750 Body

sAccel: 0.2 to 0.3 Gs   sMR: 0.25   Delta-V: 191,821 mph

Design Notes
  Body is 5,000 cf. Structure is extra-light and expensive. Armor is 
expensive metal. Sealed. Ultralight tanks. Computerized controls. 
There are 459.3 cf of empty space. Empty weight is 20,000 lbs.
  The vehicle uses the design rules from Vehicles [2nd edition, 3rd 
printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi and VXii (including the armor volume 
rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite.


Next Week: A lander for moons or small worlds.