Mining Gas Giants

This is an article I wrote talking about how you can mine gas gaints, and a few other topics involved.<br /><br /><div align="left"><p style="margin: auto 0in" class="prodcopy"><font size="2" face="Arial">In many sci-fi books, movies, and even games; the idea of having a gas giant as an unlimited source for fuel is always there. Using the hydrogen gas of the planet itself a ship can use it to create a reaction in the FTL to make it enter sub-space of speed up to the speed-of-light. Now there are two ways always shown in Sci-Fi. One is using special filters on the outside of the ship to filter the atmosphere’s hydrogen into the supply tank. Next is the refinery way. This is where the hydrogen gas is processed to where it is nearly 99% pure hydrogen which is later shipped off or collected by ships in orbit (which pay heavy prices for such fuel).</font></p><table border="0" align="left" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" style="margin: auto 6.75pt; border-collapse: collapse" class="MsoNormalTable"><tbody><tr style="height: 14.25pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 14.25pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 14.25pt; background-color: transparent; border: windowtext 1.5pt solid"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Class<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; height: 14.25pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">D% Roll<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; height: 14.25pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Hydrogen%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; height: 14.25pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Other Gases %<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 13.5pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Small<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">0-10%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">5% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">95% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">2<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">11-20%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">10% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">90% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">3<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">21-30%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">15% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">85% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">4<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">31-40%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">20% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">80% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">5<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">41-50%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">25% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">75% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">6<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">51-60%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">30% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">70% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">7<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">61-70%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">35% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">65% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">8<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">71-80%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">40% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">60% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">9<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">81-90%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">45% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">55% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="65" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 48.8pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Very Large<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">10<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="64" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 48pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">91-00%<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">50% or less<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="99" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 74pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">50% or more<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin: auto 0in" class="prodcopy"><font size="2" face="Arial"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now the Class 1 gas giant is about the size of Earth or larger. Class 10 gas giants are five times bigger than Earth’s sun.</font></p><p style="margin: auto 0in" class="prodcopy"><font size="2" face="Arial">In order to filter the hydrogen into the ship’s reserve you need to have special filters. The higher the class the better they can filter out unwanted gases. The higher the class of filter the more energy it requires from the ship. So, remeber that a class six will either require a massive generator of some type, or a bigger ship.</font></p><table border="0" cellPadding="0" cellSpacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" class="MsoNormalTable"><tbody><tr style="height: 14.25pt"><td width="73" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; width: 55pt; padding-top: 0in; height: 14.25pt; background-color: transparent; border: windowtext 1.5pt solid"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Filter Class<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; height: 14.25pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">*Cost (USD)<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="265" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 199pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; height: 14.25pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Filter %<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 13.5pt"><td width="73" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1.5pt solid; width: 55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">200,000<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="265" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 199pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">5-10% or unwanted gases<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="73" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1.5pt solid; width: 55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">2<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">500,000<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="265" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 199pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">15% of unwanted gases<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="73" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1.5pt solid; width: 55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">3<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1,000,000<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="265" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 199pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">30% of unwanted gases<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="73" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1.5pt solid; width: 55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">4<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">1,500,000<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="265" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 199pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">60% of unwanted gases<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 12.75pt"><td width="73" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1.5pt solid; width: 55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">5<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">2,000,000<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="265" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 199pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; height: 12.75pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">90% of unwanted gases<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr><tr style="height: 13.5pt"><td width="73" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: windowtext 1.5pt solid; width: 55pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">6<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="75" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 56pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">2,500,000<o:p></o:p></span></td><td width="265" noWrap="true" vAlign="bottom" style="border-right: windowtext 1.5pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; border-top: #ece9d8; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 0in; border-left: #ece9d8; width: 199pt; padding-top: 0in; border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; height: 13.5pt; background-color: transparent"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">99.99% of unwanted gases<o:p></o:p></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin: auto 0in" class="prodcopy"><span style="color: windowtext"><font size="2"><font face="Arial">* Convert to whatever currency your game uses (this is just a BS number really).<br /></font></font></span></p></div>