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'''''Heart''''' was a [[human]] [[colony]] [[ship]] which, in [[2070]], set out to colonise [[Centauri-Beta]]. The mission was doomed to failure. ([[PROSE]]: [[Total Eclipse of the Heart (short story)|''Total Eclipse of the Heart'']]) | '''''Heart''''', short for '''''The Heart of Planet Earth''''', was a [[human]] [[colony]] [[ship]] which, in [[2070]], set out to colonise [[Centauri-Beta]]. The mission was doomed to failure. | ||
== Description == | |||
Despite only housing four [[Astronaut|astronauts]], ''Heart'' was many [[Mile|miles]] in length. It had a thick [[titanium]] [[hull]] which rotated, producing [[Gravitational centrifuge|centrifugal gravity]]. The ship was equipped with [[yellow]] stabiliser [[Rocket|rockets]] and [[Solar sail|solar sails]], designed to help it complete a [[slingshot orbit]] of [[Moon|the moon]]. ''Heart'' also had [[Ion drive|ion engines]] to adjust [[velocity]], which were built in [[China]]. Giant white lettering along the ship's exterior spelled out the word ‘HEART’. ([[PROSE]]: [[Total Eclipse of the Heart (short story)|''Total Eclipse of the Heart'']]) | |||
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[[Category:Locations visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | [[Category:Locations visited by the Tenth Doctor]] | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 1 October 2023
Heart, short for The Heart of Planet Earth, was a human colony ship which, in 2070, set out to colonise Centauri-Beta. The mission was doomed to failure.
Description
Despite only housing four astronauts, Heart was many miles in length. It had a thick titanium hull which rotated, producing centrifugal gravity. The ship was equipped with yellow stabiliser rockets and solar sails, designed to help it complete a slingshot orbit of the moon. Heart also had ion engines to adjust velocity, which were built in China. Giant white lettering along the ship's exterior spelled out the word ‘HEART’. (PROSE: Total Eclipse of the Heart)
