Space shuttles:

On the picture we can see the larger Earth shuttle and the smaller Lunar shuttle, both with the Tachyon array extended.

To accomplish a cost-effective leap into space, the Scandinavian Government sketched a system revolving around the use of orbiting stations. Even shuttles special made to make the leap into space from Earth, the moon and Mars were on the agenda. Finally, interplanetary shuttles trafficking space between the different spacestations. These space shuttles were designed to be remote controlled, or handled by a sofisticated autopilot.

The Earth shuttle use similar technology as the old spaceplanes other nations use, which in turn is designed after suborbital planes. This type of shuttle use heavy booster rockets, and require much boost to leave the gravity well of earth.

The Lunar shuttle is much smaller, as the boost required to enter orbit from the surface is only a fraction of that required of Earth shuttles. The cargo capacity is slightly smaller, but enough to sustain the construction crew of Lunarbase Viking.

The Mars shuttle is a very specialized vehicle. It is designed to carry raw chrystals from the Mars surface to the orbiting mining platform. The shuttle is very small for a space vehicle, and cannot carry much cargo at all. On the plus side, it expends little fuel for the boost, and is refuelled when it docks with the mining platform.

The interplanetary cargo shuttles trafficking between the orbiting stations use a minimum of fuel, as no boost from the surface is needed. Neither are they required to be aerodynamical, and various arms and pods are applied on the outside to help facilitate the loading and unloading of cargo. That includes personnel cargo pods.

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