Comm-Link:2214 - The March of Progress

2214: The March of Progress
2214: The March of Progress
Series	Time Capsule
Type	Spectrum Dispatch
ID	12676
Published	2012-09-16
Source	2214: The March of Progress
In the series
2075: The Stars Get A Little Closer	2012-09-08
2113: When Do We Go Too Far?	2012-09-09
2120: Give These People Air	2012-09-12
2125: A Dark Day	2012-09-13
2140: A Ship in Every Garage	2012-09-14
2157: Blue Skies on Mars	2012-09-15
2214: The March of Progress	2012-09-16
2232: The First Push	2012-09-17
2262: The Neso Triangle	2012-09-18
2271: One Small Jump for Man	2012-09-19
2380: Together We Rise	2012-09-20
2438: Hello	2012-09-21
2460: Breathe Free	2012-09-22
2516: A Better Earth	2012-09-23
2523: The Three Pillars	2012-09-20
2530: The Galaxy Gets Bigger	2012-09-25
2541: Awfully Crowded in My Sky	2012-09-26
2546: A Leader Rises	2012-09-27
2610: Tears of Fire	2012-09-28
2638: A Call for Sovereignty	2012-09-29
2681: Scorched Earth	2012-09-30
2758: Not in Nottingham	2012-10-01
2789: A Cold War Thaws	2012-10-02
2792: The Tide Rises	2012-10-03
2795: A Kinder, Gentler Human	2012-10-04
2800: The Neutral Zone	2012-10-05
2872: Behold Sisyphus	2012-10-06
2920: The Money Pit	2012-10-07
2928: Campaign Promises	2012-10-08
2934: A Dreamer Dreams	2012-10-09
2942. . .	2012-10-10

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2214: The March of Progress. Spectrum Dispatch - Comm-Link

<translate> When RSI announced the next generation of fusion engine, new and exciting prospects for space travel opened up, but not everyone was so enthused: </translate>

<translate> Bailey couldn’t believe it. Twenty minutes into Physics class and his Sheet was now getting a new download. Some new Engine Tech or something that came out today. He’d caught a glimpse of it on the way out the door this morning but these crappy public school Sheets were just getting the TextbookUpdate pings now.

Mr. Caro already said that we were gonna be quizzed on it and its updating now?! There’s no way. Just no way. This is so stupid. How the hell am I supposed to learn this now?

Screw it. I’ll bomb it. Screw this class. Screw Citizenship. Screw this whole system. I don’t need it…

Mr. Caro said the quiz would start in ten minutes. Bailey sunk into his seat and started studying.

Transcribed News Article

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<translate> "While the standard fusion engine utilized a specific impulse of 130,000 seconds, in 2214, RSI unveiled the Poseidon, the next generation in fusion propulsion design. Capable of achieving speeds close to 18,600 miles per second, or 1/10th the speed of light while increasing the specific impulse to 375,000 seconds, the Poseidon also feature augmented hydrogen-scrubber technology in order to better facilitate fuel collection while in flight.
As you can see from the exploded diagram on the left, the engine consists of three micro-reactors hardwired into a series of relays and scrubbers. During flight in deep space, the scrubbers collect hydrogen which are [sic] then filtered and funneled into the fusion reactors. What was particularly ingenious about this engine was the Terrestrial Atmospheric Applicators (TAA). These applicators could be activated when entering into a foreign planets atmo and the engine could extract necessary elements from the air, thus maintaining its fuel rate.
Unfortunately, the first generation of these engines did suffer from a recurring parts malfunction in the disposal of waste at the comple- [...] of fuel fusion. The back-up of potential toxic chemicals would... " </translate>