Rocket

	Rocket
	Overview Type Infrastructure Requirements Cost  Metals 60  Electronics 20

Rocket is a Infrastructure building in Surviving Mars.

Description

Delivers cargo or colonists to Mars. Commands nearby drones. Contaminates nearby buildings with dust during landing and launching. Requires  Fuel  for return trips.

They are re-usable, and once having refueled on Mars, can bring Rare Metals back to Earth for monetary gains.

Space rockets have far a greater role to play in the mission of establishing a permanent colony on Mars, than merely bringing the first colonists there. Until the colony can truly sustain itself, it will always be dependent on Earth for vital resources and the flow of colonists.

Although quite expensive, re-usable rocket technology has already been mastered to a degree that can have a rocket back in space within the same day of landing on either world. However, if you want a quick supply of prefabs or resources use supply pods.

Strategy

Dust

Rockets produce large amounts of dust when they take off and land, so they shouldn't land near your solar panels or other structures vulnerable to dust contamination.

Unloading

RC Transports are ideal for unloading cargo rockets, as they can do so much more efficiently than drones. Using the supply chain option, a rover can be set to load all cargo types and then unload in the general area of your supply depots--it is not necessary to select a specific depot, clicking on the ground near them will make the rover use all of the available depots.

Types

If the Space Race DLC is installed, then spacecraft will come in 3 different classes, each available to different sponsors.

* Here's a table for a quick comparison with additional details for each Sponsor's Rocket below the table.

Spacecraft	Cargo Capacity	Sponsors	Fuel Needed	Price	Salvage	Controls Drones	Travel Time
Zeus Rocket	70,000Kg or 12 applicants	International Mars Mission or USA	50 Fuel	$3000 M	30 Metals and 10 Electronics	Yes	1 Sol without Plasma Rockets or 0.5 Sols with Plasma Rockets.
Dragon Rocket	40,000kg or 12 applicants	SpaceY	35 fuel	$3000 M	30 Metals and 10 Electronics	Yes	1 Sol without Plasma Rockets and 0.5 Sol with Plasma Rockets.
Jumper Shuttle	50,000kg or 12 applicants	Paradox Interactive	50 fuel	$3000 M	30 Metals and 10 Electronics	Yes	1 Sol without Plasma Rockets or 0.5 Sols with Plasma Rockets.
Regular Rocket	50,000kg or 12 applicants	All others	50 fuel	$3000 M or $500 M for blue sun corporation	30 Metals and 10 Electronics	yes	1 Sol without Plasma Rockets or 0.5 Sols with Plasma Rockets.