spaceplanes
First appears in Book 1: Pandora's Star, chapter 11 (TEN)
Appearances
B1
B2
What you know
Book 1: Pandora's Star
- Ch 11The two medium-lift spaceplanes mass about 250 tons each and are used as kinetic weapons to destroy the platform.
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 11Spaceplane attack announced
The SI reports two spaceplanes on a collision course; Wilson realizes the kinetic strike is lethal and asks about fuel in the tanks.
- Book 1 · Ch 11Second Chance escapes the platform
The Second Chance opens the platform shell and fires plasma rockets, fleeing as the gateway field ruptures. The spaceplanes then destroy the platform.