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− | 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 (Transport)|Altair]]'' class transports | + | 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 (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,<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> | 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> |
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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]