Inside the Valkyrie Survey Corvette: what the spec sheet doesn't tell you

A spec sheet says the Valkyrie Survey Corvette is 92 m long and carries 180 tonnes, but that is only part of the picture. What matters is how this Survey corvette behaves on a real mission.

With 2 flight crew at the controls and 6 people aboard, workloads are spread so nobody flies a double shift. The autopilot handles cruise, and the helmsmen take over for docking and hazards.

The Helium-3 fusion pellets drive delivers 860 km/s at full thrust. At an economical cruise it uses about 1.9 tonnes per 100 AU, which is how the ship reaches 220 AU on one load of fuel.

It has been flying since October 2181, and the Valkyrie Survey Corvette starts at ₡145 million. Ask us for the full engineering dossier.