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| − | The Merkur is | + | The Merkur is the craft from the [[World of 2001]]. It is a Soviet equivalent of [[Polaris 1-XE(2001)]], an experimental craft for testing a propulsion system of the larger ship(Leonov). |
The Merkur was a testbed for the first Sakharov | The Merkur was a testbed for the first Sakharov | ||
drive unit, flying to Venus and back in record time. As | drive unit, flying to Venus and back in record time. As | ||
| − | with its equivalent | + | with its equivalent the Polaris, the ship and fuel tanks are |
too small for practical use as an inner-system transport. | too small for practical use as an inner-system transport. | ||
Only one example of this ship exists. | Only one example of this ship exists. | ||
| − | After finishing | + | After finishing it's record trip Merkur was hired as a super-efficient space tug, used to eject Mars cargo boxes. |
* [http://www.worldof2001.com World of 2001 homepage] | * [http://www.worldof2001.com World of 2001 homepage] | ||
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{{Wo2001}} | {{Wo2001}} | ||