Staircase spacecraft
Names: Staircase spacecraftStaircase craftStaircase capsule
First appears in Book 3: Death's End, chapter 12 (Crisis Era, Years 5–7 The Staircase Program)
Appearances
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B3
What you know
Book 3: Death's End
- Ch 12It had a 25 square kilometer sail, a 45 cm capsule, and 1,004 bombs along its acceleration route to Jupiter's orbit, reaching 1 percent of lightspeed.
- Ch 12Near Jupiter's orbit the sail curled, probably from a broken cable; the craft deviated and vanished, so it will never intercept the Trisolaran Fleet.
Key moments
- Book 3 · Ch 12Staircase craft launched and lost
The craft accelerates with nuclear bombs to 1% lightspeed but is lost near Jupiter's orbit when its sail curls; the program is deemed a half success.