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| − | + | The [[Personal Reentry Kit]] (PRK) was originally developed as a means of emergency atmospheric reentry from a crippled space vessel, and then quickly adopted by the military, which provided a glamorous ''raison d’etre'' for jump troops. | |
Each kit consists of an inflatable hemispheric mold, a pressurized canister of ablative foam, and a chemical thruster for attitude and limited vector adjustment. The kit does include a soft landing system (usually a [[parachute]]). | Each kit consists of an inflatable hemispheric mold, a pressurized canister of ablative foam, and a chemical thruster for attitude and limited vector adjustment. The kit does include a soft landing system (usually a [[parachute]]). | ||
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| − | + | |S1= [[The Guilded Lilly]] | |
| − | + | |S2= {{JTASref|11}} | |
| − | + | |S3= [[MegaTraveller Journal 3]] 'Rapid Repo' | |
| − | + | |S4= [[Traveller: The New Era]] | |
| − | + | |S5= [[Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide]] | |
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Revision as of 23:44, 16 October 2017
| Personal Reentry Kit | |
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| Type | Personal mobility |
| Tech Level | TL–8 |
| Cost | Cr15,000 |
| Size | 20 liters |
| Weight | 14.5 kg |
The Personal Reentry Kit (PRK) was originally developed as a means of emergency atmospheric reentry from a crippled space vessel, and then quickly adopted by the military, which provided a glamorous raison d’etre for jump troops.
Each kit consists of an inflatable hemispheric mold, a pressurized canister of ablative foam, and a chemical thruster for attitude and limited vector adjustment. The kit does include a soft landing system (usually a parachute).
The PRK has no provision for defensive decoys and depends on its operator for maneuvering instructions (instead of the on-board computer used in military drop capsules).
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- The Guilded Lilly
- Journal of the Travellers Aid Society No. 11
- MegaTraveller Journal 3 'Rapid Repo'
- Traveller: The New Era
- Reformation Coalition Equipment Guide