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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Authorized by the [[Alliance Space Command]] (ASC), the AS '''''Altair''''' was launched by the [[Western Alliance]] to explore [[Terra|Mars]]. The AS ''Altair'' was the first of the ''[[Altair (Transport)|Altair]]''-class transports and used a conventional chemical propulsion system. Launched in July | + | Authorized by the [[Alliance Space Command]] (ASC), the AS '''''Altair''''' was launched by the [[Western Alliance]] to explore [[Terra|Mars]]. The AS ''Altair'' was the first of the ''[[Altair (Transport)|Altair]]''-class transports and used a conventional chemical propulsion system. Launched in July [[2017]], with a crew of six, the AS ''Altair'' was equipped with scientific instrumentation and supplies for the year-long round trip.<ref name="D&Jp6">''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 6, "Rise of the Western Alliance"</ref> |
| − | The AS ''Altair'' had at least three sister ships, including the [[Procyon (Altair)|AS ''Procyon'']], which launched a month after the AS ''Altair'' and performed the second manned mission to Mars | + | The AS ''Altair'' had at least three sister ships, including the [[Procyon (Altair)|AS ''Procyon'']], which launched a month after the AS ''Altair'' and performed the second manned mission to Mars<ref name="D&Jp6"/> and the [[Columbia (Altair)|AS ''Columbia'']], which launched in [[2018]], and which was refitted in [[2026]], to become the first fusion-powered interstellar transport.<ref name="D&Jp7">''DropShips and JumpShips'', p. 7, "Rise of the Western Alliance"</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 7 May 2018
- This article is about the individual vessel. For other uses, see Altair (disambiguation).
| Altair | |
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| Vessel Profile | |
| Class | Altair |
History
Authorized by the Alliance Space Command (ASC), the AS Altair was launched by the Western Alliance to explore Mars. The AS Altair was the first of the Altair-class transports and used a conventional chemical propulsion system. Launched in July 2017, with a crew of six, the AS Altair was equipped with scientific instrumentation and supplies for the year-long round trip.[1]
The AS Altair had at least three sister ships, including the AS Procyon, which launched a month after the AS Altair and performed the second manned mission to Mars[1] and the AS Columbia, which launched in 2018, and which was refitted in 2026, to become the first fusion-powered interstellar transport.[2]