Overview
ArcJet Systems was a technology company located in the Boston metropolitan area, specializing in electronics and rockets for the United States Space Administration (USSA).
USSA Contracts
ArcJet had 2 major (and lucrative) contracts with the USSA: the deep range transmitter, and the nuclear-powers XMB Booster Engine rocket. Both projects were completed before 2077, although ArcJet only received payment for the Deep Range Transmitter due to the postponement of the XMB after conflict escalated with China.
Deep Range Transmitter
The DRT was a transmitter designed to greatly boost the signal of an accompanied transmission. Theoretically, it would be capable of transmitting a signal from Mars to Earth in only ten minutes.
XMB Booster Engine
The XMB was a nuclear-powered propulsion system designed and developed by Dr. Rory McClellan. The project was commissioned by the USSA to be the main propulsion system for the Mars Shot Project, the USSA's program to send astronauts to Mars.
ArcJet had already begun to develop the XMB Booster Engine before it was awarded the contract by the USSA. However, there were setbacks in the development starting around the same time the USSA began its public relations campaign for the rocket. The engine was ten tons heavier than the USSA guidelines dictated. The weight problem was eventually solved in November 2076, just in time for the preliminary testing.
Even though the XMB passed all of its preliminary tests, the project was shelved due to the events leading to The Great War.
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