1950's Spaceships

[Faolyn]

Originally Posted by Robbo

Hello all,

What are some ways to model hypothetical spaceships ca the 1950's using Spaceships and its supplements? I'm looking at chemical and atomic rockets. Is the TL 7 or 6 (or 6+1)? Any sources or advice would be appreciated.

I think that, in order to get what you normally find in 50s SF (or at least in the movies I've seen, which, I admit, were mostly on MST3k), you want TL6^. In other words, you can just make anything up, really, using your unobtanium of choice, or just say that typical 50s-era rockets work a heck of a better than they ever did in reality.