Fountains of Paradise# SciFiction - 星际浪子
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45. The Man for the Job
"We can do it," said Warren Kingsley with a broad smile.
"Spider can reach the Basement."
"You've been able to add enough extra battery power?"
"Yes, but it's a very close thing. It will have to be a
two-stage affair, like the early rockets. As soon as the
battery is exhausted, it must be jettisoned to get rid of
the dead weight. That will be around four hundred
kilometres; Spider's internal battery will take it the rest
of the way."
"And how much payl
"We can do it," said Warren Kingsley with a broad smile.
"Spider can reach the Basement."
"You've been able to add enough extra battery power?"
"Yes, but it's a very close thing. It will have to be a
two-stage affair, like the early rockets. As soon as the
battery is exhausted, it must be jettisoned to get rid of
the dead weight. That will be around four hundred
kilometres; Spider's internal battery will take it the rest
of the way."
"And how much payl