A SPACE COMPONENT provides PROPULSION and FUEL for a SPACESHIP.
More components mean a shorter voyage to ALPHA CENTAURI — but MODULES are mass. A laden hull is slower than a light one.
Requires PLASTICS.
Components pair as propulsion and fuel; an unmatched one adds nothing to your speed.
CROSSING TIME - NO EXOTIC FUEL
ENGINES MODULES YEARS SPEED
8 1 44 .100c
8 4 44 .099c
4 2 87 .050c
2 1 173 .025c
1 1 346 .013c