Orbital Shipbuilding
Orbital Shipbuilding — Terra Invicta technology. The construction of zero-g assembly facilities for non-atmospheric craft.
About Orbital Shipbuilding
Orbital Shipbuilding is a Terra Invicta technology in Materials with a research cost of 1,000.
The construction of zero-g assembly facilities for non-atmospheric craft.
The old rules of aerospace cease to be when there is less aero and more space. Craft built for the purpose of traveling, transporting, and fighting in space have greater allowance for design versatility when friction and drag are no longer an issue; materials can be more dense and designs can be more utilitarian. This does mean, however, that ships built for space must be built in space, at least if we are to avoid time-consuming and costly haulage from Earth, not to mention finding room for the colossal factories. Once the sizable initial investment is complete, orbital shipyards will provide an essential anchorage from which commerce, construction, and combat vessels alike will be born.
Prerequisites
Leads to
- Ad Astra
- Industrialization of Space
- Principles of Space Warfare
- Composite Armor
- Foamed Metal Armor
- Nanotube Armor
- Graphene Batteries
- Quantum Batteries
- Molybdenum Pipe Radiator
- Interplanetary Warships
- In-Situ Resource Utilization Module
- Advanced Prospecting Surveys
- Muon Spiker
- Neutronium Spiker
- Antimatter Spiker
- Mobile Space Science Lab
- Liquid Hydrogen Containment
- Space Dock
- Supply Depot
- Armor Struts