[PROJECT DESIGNATION: LUNAR PROGRAM INITIATIVE]
Status: Success
OVERVIEW:
Lead Scientist: Dr. Eliya
Facillity: Nevada Energy Complex
(1998-17-04)
We are officially grenlit for Phase one under the President's approval. The objective remains unchanged: development of a compact energy system capable of sustaining off-world propulsion infrastructure.Conventional nuclear scaling is insufficient. The weight-to-output ratio fails every projection beyond orbital insertion thresholds. All other methods have increasingly become obsolete for our intended purpose. We are now integrating experimental shells with micro-fission reactors. The system is being reffered to internally as "Rocket Containment Nuclear Reactor" (RCNR)
Early observations suggest the reactor does not behave as expected under magnetic fields, as instrument readings show minor directional bias.. Engineering has dismissed this as a sensor inteference, but the energy output remains stable. Personally, I am not convinced. There clearly is something intentional about the drift, we will continue calibration.
(1998-02-11)
Phase one has concluded ahead of schedule.
We have sustained micro-reactor output exceeding 380% project efficiency without meltdown or decay. This alone would justify continuation of the program indefinetly.
However, anomalies persist
During full-load testing, containment field sensors recorded persistent alignment drift toward a fixed vector. This was initially dismissed as a geomagnetic distortion caused by Earth's core irregularities.
After recalibration using independent arrays across three facilities, the result remained Identical. We are now assigning classification: Vector Lock Phenomenon (VLP).
Engineering requests additional funding for Phase Two. Approval was granted.
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