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Disposable Nanodrone System

The latest breakthrough in remotely controlled spacecraft technology consists of palm-sized disposable spacecraft remotely powered by a ship's on-board laser array. The nanodrone system consists of remote laser array, control computer and a nanodrone assembly plant.

The assembly plant is capable of rapidly assembling hundreds of tiny spacecraft from on-board component storage. Drones can be outfitted for on-the-fly repairs, ore haulage and other purposes.

Each drone contains a solid block of aluminium propellant that's vaporized by directed laser heat to provide thrust, using an array of mirrors to control thrust vectoring. Drones are expected to perform their role in less than a minute and are considered disposable after launch.

Drone assembly plants occupy a hardpoint and require onboard companion nanodrone storage to function.

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 ====== Disposable Nanodrone System ======
-Latest breakthrough in remotely controlled spacecraft technology consists of palm-sized disposable spacecraft remotely powered by ships laser array. The nanodrone system consists of remote laser array, control computer and a nanodrone assembly plant.
+The latest breakthrough in remotely controlled spacecraft technology consists of palm-sized disposable spacecraft remotely powered by a ship's on-board laser array. The nanodrone system consists of remote laser array, control computer and a nanodrone assembly plant.
-The assembly plant is capable of rapidly assembling hundreds of tiny spacecraft from on-board storage. Drones can be outfitted for on-the-fly repairs, tugging and other purposes.
+The assembly plant is capable of rapidly assembling hundreds of tiny spacecraft from on-board component storage. Drones can be outfitted for on-the-fly repairs, ore haulage and other purposes.
-Single drone contains a solid block of aluminium propellant that's remotely vaporized from the ship to provide thrust. Ablative laser propulsion uses array of mirrors to enable thrusts vectoring. Drone is expected to perform it's role in less than a minute and is considered disposable after launch.
+Each drone contains a solid block of aluminium propellant that's vaporized by directed laser heat to provide thrust, using an array of mirrors to control thrust vectoring. Drones are expected to perform their role in less than a minute and are considered disposable after launch.
-Drone assembly plant occupies a [[hardpoint]] and requires a companion [[nanodrone storage]] to function.
+Drone assembly plants occupy a [[hardpoint]] and require onboard companion [[nanodrone storage]] to function.
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