Using four pulling Z-pinch fusion drives, the Gales were among the most capable freighters of their time. With an own base wet mass of 830 kt, their operational loads averaged 5-8 million tons.
ISV-103 Kanaloa
The last of her sister ships to be built and launched, the Kanaloa is the crewed transfer vehicle for the first interstellar expedition.
Her sister ships, the ISV-101 Ku and the ISV-102 Kāne carry the surface base and landers/probes respectively
Continuous sunlight is scarce on the Moon unless you know where to look. 🌑
The lunar poles contain "peaks of eternal light," areas bathed in near-continuous sunlight. Power Tower mounts on Blue Moon MK1's top deck and extends solar arrays to 26 meters total height to capture that energy and deliver sustained power for Moon Base operations.
Check out this video of Power Tower during a successful deployment in an analog lunar environment.
The infrastructure era of lunar exploration starts now.
A clear real problem, and one of many reasons I think requiring data centers to "provide their own power" via onsite generation is so goofy. It's basically requiring noise and air pollution near where it's built
Planetary defense is a pressing challenge in space. Here's how Blue Ring is solving it. We developed NEO (Near-Earth Objects) Hunter, a mission concept that tests ion-beam deflection and direct kinetic impact techniques, leveraging Blue Ring's unique ability to maneuver, host, and deploy payloads across deep space.
A reactor just went critical in Idaho!!
For most people, that sounds alarming…
But, for nuclear lovers, it’s one of the most exciting milestones imaginable & here’s why 🧵⚛️