science laboratory - sswelm/KSP-Interstellar-Extended GitHub Wiki
Science Labs can do many things, most of them require two Kerbals to do.
- Create Antimatter
- Centrifuge Deuterium
- Research Science
- Reprocess Nuclear Fuel
- [Command Module for the IR Telescope's Direct Planetary Observation Mission](IR Telescope)
The Science Laboratory primary function is to act as a more advanced version of the stock Mobile Processing Lab.
Many of the activities that the Science Lab can have power requirements. Power may be generated locally or be transmitted from a distance using a [microwave power network](Microwave Power Transceivers). This can reduce craft weight and size, but at the expense of potential power network losses through attenuation over great distances.
- Power Consumption: 5000 MW
This Creates Antimatter at a very slow rate at a cost of up to 5000MW (5GW). You do not need to provide the 5000MW (5GW) for this to run, but it will run faster the more power you provide. Production is 1% efficient in turning energy into mass but since antimatter must be generated as particle/anti-particle pairs, the overall production of antimatter is only 0.5% efficient.
When fully powered, the lab will generate 2.78x10^(-4) mg antimatter/second or 24mg/day.
The science lab does not need to be the focused vessel to generate antimatter. So long as it has power available you may pilot other vessels and antimatter will continue to generate "in the background."
- Power Consumption: 43.5 MW
Requires a science lab to be splashed down in ocean, at which point an "Activate Centrifuge" option will appear on the science lab. This option requires 43.5MW of power and will produce 0.5Kg (also 0.5 units) of Deuterium per hour.
Stops whatever the science lab is currently doing so you can select a different option.