PTM Database: Rocket Design Files

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== Introduction ==
Project Three Moons has multiple different types of rockets and other vehicles for space travel. This document contains a list of those vehicles, as well as details about designs and background information.
== Important Information ==
=== Ship Designations ===
Ships of the Project have three possible designations:
* PTMS: Project Three Moons Starship
* PTMR: Project Three Moons Rocket
* PTMST: Project Three Moons Shuttle
== Database ==
=== PTMR Dragonflame ===
The PTMR Dragonflame was a rocket design made by the Project, and it was the first one which was actually approved and built.
The Dragonflame was first proposed in 5,024 AS during the seventh design conference of the Project. Up until then, nobody could agree on what would work. Eventually, the Dragonflame was approved by the assembly, and it was built.
The Dragonflame was an interesting design. It was powered by a large engine, which was the subject to multiple revisions. The final design included a large chamber filled with dragonflame cactus, a highly explosive compound which would, in theory, propel the rocket to outer space. The first test would be little more than the engine. No astronauts would be on the rocket at this time.
On the day of the first test, the Dragonflame exploded on the launchpad, sending debris everywhere and seriously injuring three onlookers. When a second prototype was built, the blast chamber was reinforced. But problems kept coming up. When the chamber was finally deemed strong enough to withstand the blast, the rocket was so heavy that it couldn't actually get off the ground. Different alterations included a bigger chamber, but this was determined to be ineffecient and probably wouldn't work anyways. The Dragonflame project was cancelled and the rocket was scrapped, and it was back to the drawing board for the engineers.
=== PTMR Kangaroo ===
The second approved rocket design of the Project was the PTMR Kangaroo.
The Kangaroo was built in 5,026 AS, a year behind schedule due to logistical problems. The first one was ready for launch, but they had similar problems to the Dragonflame.
The Kangaroo's design was huge, with again, much of it being the propulsion system. This one was powered by a large tank of pressurized air that, when released, would propel the rocket up at high speed. This one half-worked.
The Kangaroo managed to get about 50 feet off the ground with the sheer power of pressurized air, but the rocket wouldn't go much farther. It crashed to the ground, causing huge damage to the launchpad. It would take a few months and tons of resources to remove the debris and repair the launchpad. The Kangaroo was quickly denied a second chance, and it was scrapped.
=== PTMST Hurler ===
By this point, the Project was slowing down. Nothing was working, and the Project was in danger of losing their royal charter due to tons of resources and funding wasted with little to show for it. So, in 5,029 AS, the Project's top officials designed a last-ditch attempt to save the failing company: the PTMST Hurler.
Unlike the other designs, the Hurler would do exactly what its name suggested. The shuttle was little more than a pod with some seats and oxygen reserves. It would be shot into space via a giant catapult on the ground. Pressure tanks would operate its steering and reentry systems.
The PTMST Hurler, although still a failure, was arguably the most successful rocket of the Project so far. Without much onboard, the shuttle was much lighter than other designs. The catapult system actually managed to fling the Hurler a good 300-ish feet into the sky. A new record! The Hurler landed in the ocean outside the island, and the inside was mostly dry and safe afterward. Research into improving the Hurler's design was started, but it never really took off (see what i did there?) due to internal problems and logistics issues.
The PTMST Hurler project was never officially cancelled by the Project, but research and testing on it was halted after the first launch.
=== PTMS Ambassador ===
When [REDACTED] joined the Project, he offered his power to build a rocket powered by pure magic.
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