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Created page with "{| class="wikitable sortable" ! Drive Type ! Typical Isp (s) ! Typical Fuel ! Cost ! Infrastructure Dependence ! Typical Role |- | Methalox Chemical | 350-380 | Methane / LOX | Low | Low | General-purpose launches and orbital transfers |- | Hydrolox Chemical | 430-460 | Hydrogen / LOX | Medium | Low | High-performance launches, landers, and transfer craft |- | AluLOX Chemical | 300-350 | Aluminum / Oxygen | Low (Luna) | Low | Lunar shuttles and surface operations |-..."
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Drive Type
! Typical Isp (s)
! Fuel Category
! Cost
! Infrastructure Dependence
! Typical Role
|-
| Methalox Chemical
| 350-380
| A
| Low
| Low
| General-purpose launches and orbital transfers
|-
| Hydrolox Chemical
| 430-460
| B
| Medium
| Low
| High-performance launches, landers, and transfer craft
|-
| AluLOX Chemical
| 300-350
| C
| Low (Luna)
| Low
| Lunar shuttles and surface operations
|-
| HELL-V
| 800-1200
| B
| Medium
| Very High
| Surface-to-orbit launch
|-
| Nuclear Thermal Rocket (Hydrogen)
| 850-950
| B
| High
| Low
| Deep-space exploration and fast transport
|-
| Nuclear Thermal Rocket (Ammonia)
| 350-450
| D
| Medium
| Low
| Cargo transport and bulk freight
|-
| Laser Thermal
| 1000-3000
| B, C, D
| Low fuel cost
| High
| Laser Highway traffic
|-
| Laser Sail
| —
| None
| Very Low fuel cost
| Very High
| Bulk cargo and long-duration transport
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{| class="wikitable"
! Code
! Fuel Services
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| A
| Methalox available
|-
| B
| Hydrolox available
|-
| C
| AluLOX available
|-
| D
| Ammonia available
|-
| E
| Laser Highway beam services available


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Revision as of 02:20, 2 June 2026

Drive Type Typical Isp (s) Typical Fuel Cost Infrastructure Dependence Typical Role
Methalox Chemical 350-380 Methane / LOX Low Low General-purpose launches and orbital transfers
Hydrolox Chemical 430-460 Hydrogen / LOX Medium Low High-performance launches, landers, and transfer craft
AluLOX Chemical 300-350 Aluminum / Oxygen Low (Luna) Low Lunar shuttles and surface operations
HELL-V 800-1200* Laser + Hydrogen Medium Very High Surface-to-orbit launch
Nuclear Thermal Rocket (Hydrogen) 850-950 Hydrogen High Low Deep-space exploration and fast transport
Nuclear Thermal Rocket (Ammonia) 350-450 Ammonia Medium Low Cargo transport and bulk freight
Laser Thermal 1000-3000 Hydrogen, Water, or Ammonia Low fuel cost High Laser Highway traffic
Laser Sail Effectively Unlimited None Very Low fuel cost Very High Bulk cargo and long-duration transport



Drive Type Typical Isp (s) Fuel Category Cost Infrastructure Dependence Typical Role
Methalox Chemical 350-380 A Low Low General-purpose launches and orbital transfers
Hydrolox Chemical 430-460 B Medium Low High-performance launches, landers, and transfer craft
AluLOX Chemical 300-350 C Low (Luna) Low Lunar shuttles and surface operations
HELL-V 800-1200 B Medium Very High Surface-to-orbit launch
Nuclear Thermal Rocket (Hydrogen) 850-950 B High Low Deep-space exploration and fast transport
Nuclear Thermal Rocket (Ammonia) 350-450 D Medium Low Cargo transport and bulk freight
Laser Thermal 1000-3000 B, C, D Low fuel cost High Laser Highway traffic
Laser Sail — None Very Low fuel cost Very High Bulk cargo and long-duration transport



Code Fuel Services
A Methalox available
B Hydrolox available
C AluLOX available
D Ammonia available
E Laser Highway beam services available
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