Warming up the launch computers…

This build

Lift (TWR): 1.68
Straight?: Yes
Go-juice: 4.6 km/s
Air push: 0.17
Vs light: 0.00001 c

• Engine can lift this ship. Nice!
• Fins should keep it flying like an arrow.
• Sneaky shape. Air should slip past.
• Plenty of go-juice for orbit — leftover can push toward Luna.
• Chemical engines crawl next to light. Stainless Bird or Light Bird for the long road.

Hangar · Mission Control

Build your rocket

Pick parts. Reach space and the ship locks onto a road past Pluto. Stainless Bird is ~0.23 c. Light Bird is a 1.0 c dream.

Nose

Body

Fins

Engine

Paint

Reach space → locked path to the heliopause
Cruise starts at 1× · Drag to look · Scroll to zoom

Rocket Lab

Build a rocket. Beat gravity.

1. Gravity pulls everything toward the planet. A weak engine cannot even leave the pad.
2. Air pushes on chunky shapes. Pointy noses and small fins slip through. Cubes and pancake hats do not.
3. Orbit is not just “going high.” You must also go sideways so fast that you keep missing the ground. Space here starts around 52 km.
4. The solar system is a locked star road. Reach space and the ship flies itself past Luna, Mars, and the rest, out to the heliopause. The path cannot turn. Distances after Luna are real AU. 1× is real time — hours, not a montage. Warp skips emptiness and eases off near each world so you can watch it pass.

Mix real future ships (stainless stacks, grid fins, Sun Torch) with a fairy-tale Photon Heart at 1.0 c. Reach space and the legend along the bottom is the trip. Cruise starts at 1×. Warp if the wait is too long. Leave it alone and the panels fade; TV mode goes fullscreen and loops the journey for an evening.