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The ''DragonflyLite'' is an attempt to rectify that problem by scaling the Dragonfly down to a more realistic size for a short-term habitable component of a space station, rather than a medium term habitable vessel which it appears to have been. | The ''DragonflyLite'' is an attempt to rectify that problem by scaling the Dragonfly down to a more realistic size for a short-term habitable component of a space station, rather than a medium term habitable vessel which it appears to have been. | ||
| − | The advantage of this is that the craft can fit under the fairing of an [[Ariane 5]] or in the hold of the | + | The advantage of this is that the craft can fit under the fairing of an [[Ariane 5]] or in the hold of the Shuttle. |
[[Image:Dflite1.jpg|Dragonfly Lite meets its bigger brother]] | [[Image:Dflite1.jpg|Dragonfly Lite meets its bigger brother]] | ||
Revision as of 21:40, 1 March 2006
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Project home: Dragonfly-Lite at CCCP Fleet |
The default Dragonfly is a great craft for manipulating space station elements in a futuristic building environment. It has only one problem: it's too large to launch!
The DragonflyLite is an attempt to rectify that problem by scaling the Dragonfly down to a more realistic size for a short-term habitable component of a space station, rather than a medium term habitable vessel which it appears to have been.
The advantage of this is that the craft can fit under the fairing of an Ariane 5 or in the hold of the Shuttle.
