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Magellan Intergalactic Exploration

Spiff's Practical Engineered Solutions, a division of the Weyland-Yutani Corporation, presents Magellan Intergalactic Explorer, a long-range exploration ship expressly designed for finding and colonizing distant worlds.

Utilizing known and proven technology, Spiff's Practical Engineered Solutions designed Magellan as a refitted assemblage from many different advanced sources: a bridge/bow module from a Class III Locke-Horne Starliner, living modules from a Zirculli offworld outpost, docking bay modules from a Tongon spaceport, thruster modules from a Reidan dreadnaught (retrofitted with four oxygen farms each for supplemental life support), and a military-grade power/dual jump drive module from a Phalanx Class Interdictor that comprises the waist assembly to which everything is tied. The addition of five large atmospheric and numerous hydrogen lift thrusters, enhanced by a thrust-optimizing turbo entabulator (i.e., rotating structure above the thrusters), between the waist assembly and docking bay modules significantly increases planetary operation time, and space between the two docking bays was added to integrate two fully equipped advanced refineries and assemblers, two hydrogen engines for backup power, a large cargo container, probe control and docking, cryogenics bays, and ground access via a personnel airlock. Magellan is fully equipped for a crew of 16 in addition to a commanding officer and executive officer.

Magellan includes a fully equipped bridge, briefing room, medical bay, and officer quarters in the bow/bridge module; a crew mess, two living modules with eight crew quarters each, and a power bay in the waist module; and a cargo/cryogenics bay, two pressurized docking bays, and a dedicated docking port for the Magellan's remotely-controlled probe in the aft module. Two additional external docking connectors with walk-up access allow for two additional ship connection points. With the single exception of the bridge/bow module and thruster modules, all external surfaces are accessible without a jetpack. Magellan's external defensive weapons are limited to two gatling turrets and nine internal turrets; no offensive weapons are included.

Magellan's remotely-operated probe is optimally designed for space operations, however two atmospheric lift thrusters and the use of its ion thrusters will allow for rudimentary operation in a planet's atmosphere.

Magellan utilizes two scripts during normal operation:
• Isy's Simple Doors (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1751168996), and
• MMaster's Automatic LCDs 2 (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=822950976).

A third script, nicknds's NDS Ascent Control (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1833381113), may optionally be used to automate the planet-to-space ascent process, but at the cost of additional hydrogen fuel because of its non-optimized operation.

No mods are utilized in this build.

NOTES
1. The turbo entabulator processes captured ions to provide intake boost to the waist thrusters, and a visble vapor trail is produced when the turbo entabulator is operating normally.
2. Suggested mining ships to enhance the space and planetary colonization process; all will fit into the two docking bays (I recommend both a space and planetary miner for maximum flexibiity):
• Sprite Miner (for space): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1880569499
• Super Sprite Miner (for space): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2001956897
• Claw Miner (for planets): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1927544934
• Claw XL Miner (for planets): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1927545182
• Super Claw Miner (for planets): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2022458072
• Super Claw XL Miner (for planets): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2022458372

STATISTICS
Magellan Blocks: 3,953
Magellan PCUs: 27,325
Magellan Probe Blocks: 47
Magellan Probe PCUs: 750
TOTAL Blocks: 4,000
TOTAL PCUs: 28,075

MASS
Magellan Empty: 2,795 tons
Magellan Maximum Gross: 4,600 tons (flight tested with 1-1-1 "realistic" settings)
Magellan Probe: 6 tons

SIZE
Magellan Length: 63 blocks (157½ meters)
Magellan Width: 31 blocks (77½ meters)
Magellan Height: 21 blocks (52½ meters)
Magellan Probe Length: 6 blocks (6 meters)
Magellan Probe Width: 5 blocks (5 meters)
Magellan Probe Height: 5 blocks (5 meters)

CONTROLS
{Ctrl}-{1}/1: landing gear switch lock
{Ctrl}-{1}/2: NDS ascent control engage/disengage
{Ctrl}-{1}/3: atmospheric thrusters on/off
{Ctrl}-{1}/4: ion thrusters on/off
{Ctrl}-{1}/5: main hydrogen thrusters on/off
{Ctrl}-{1}/6: up boost hydrogen thrusters on/off
{Ctrl}-{1}/7: forward boost 1 hydrogen thrusters on/off
{Ctrl}-{1}/8: forward boost 2 hydrogen thrusters on/off
{Ctrl}-{1}/9: large hydrogen thrusters on/off
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{Ctrl}-{2}/1: front camera view
{Ctrl}-{2}/2: jump drive - decrease distance
{Ctrl}-{2}/3: jump drive - increase distance
{Ctrl}-{2}/4: jump drive - jump
{Ctrl}-{2}/5: rear camera view
{Ctrl}-{2}/6: up camera view
{Ctrl}-{2}/7: down camera view
{Ctrl}-{2}/8: spotlights down on/off
{Ctrl}-{2}/9: landing gear switch lock
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{Ctrl}-{3}/1: gatling turrets on/off
{Ctrl}-{3}/2: internal turrets on/off
{Ctrl}-{3}/3: antenna on/off
{Ctrl}-{3}/4: radar antenna on/off
{Ctrl}-{3}/5: laser antenna on/off
{Ctrl}-{3}/6: ore detector on/off
{Ctrl}-{3}/7: {not used}
{Ctrl}-{3}/8: {not used}
{Ctrl}-{3}/9: turbo entabulator rotor on/off

FLIGHT NOTES
Magellan has been flight tested from the 1.0g Earthlike planet at its maximum gross mass with 1-1-1 "realistic" settings to determine its capability; no reserve ice was utilized for the test flight. At maximum gross mass, the recommended procedure for planet-to-space ascent is as follows:
1. Engage all thrusters.
2. Unlock the landing gear and ascend horizontally to an altitude of 4K meters.
3. Engage the NDS autopilot with {Ctrl-1}/2; upon completion of rotation to vertical, and when the ship's velocity begins to increase, disengage the NDS autopilot with {Ctrl-1}/2.
4. Use maximum forward thrust to slowly accelerate to maximum speed (it takes awhile under maximum load, so be patient); at any time use {Ctrl-1}/6 to turn off the up boost hydrogen thrusters since they are no longer needed.
5. At an altitude of 10K meters, use {Ctrl-1}/9 to turn off the large hydrogen thrusters to conserve hydrogen fuel; use {Ctrl-1}/3 to turn off the atmospheric thrusters at any time since they are no longer needed.
6. At an altitude of 14K meters, use {Ctrl-1}/8 to turn off the forward boost 2 hydrogen thrusters to conserve the hydrogen fuel.
7. At an altitude of 18K meters, use {Ctrl-1}/7 to turn off the forward boost 1 hydrogen thrusters to conserve the hydrogen fuel.
8. At an altitude of 30K meters, use {Ctrl-1}/5 to turn off the main hydrogen thrusters to discontinue use of the hydrogen fuel; approximately 56% of the ship's hydrogen reserves should be available for flight.
9. Be mindful that flight from a different planet with greater gravity will affect this procedure and may require reducing the maximum gross mass accordingly.