She was also the first ship capable of the "scan and catch" technique for harvesting mineral-rich asteroids. She was created to mine and melt down entire small planets and moons. The Ishimura was the first vessel of her size to utilize the Shockpoint drive for large-scale, commercial, deep space expeditions.Īt the time of her inception, the Ishimura was hailed as the savior of the Earth colonies. Built 62 years ago, she has a long and storied career. The USG Ishimura, named after astrophysicist Hideki Ishimura (inventor of the Shockpoint drive), was the first of the massive Planet Cracker ships. Looking to the stars for additional resources is nothing new, but at the time only smaller ships were Shockpoint-able and they were insufficient at keeping up with demand. There was a time when needs could barely be met by the now-extinct resources of Earth and the dwindling supplies of the colonies. As many of our older readers may recall, resource management on Earth and on the colonies was not always as streamlined as it is today.
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