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XMB Booster Engine

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Warning: Power loss detected. Engine Core is offline. Engine Core power restored. Thermal Engine fueled, primed and standing by for your command. Command accepted. Commencing five second countdown. 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Engine firing. Test firing completed with an efficiency rating of 96.7 percent. Warning: Fuel depleted. Engine Core is offline.— Ignition sequence in ArcJet Systems during Call to Arms

XMB Booster Engine is a world object in Fallout 4.

Background

A nuclear-powered propulsion system developed by ArcJet Systems to be used for the USSA's Mars Shot Project. Development began in 2075, before it was awarded the contract by the USSA. In August of the same year, CEO Thomas Reinhardt convinced the USSA to award ArcJet the contract and promised to have it completed by July 2077, a year before the Mars Shot Project was planned to launch. In the next month, Reinhardt hired Dr. Rory McClellan, a military contractor, to lead the project.

In March 2076, Dr. McClellan reported that the booster was a few hundred tons over the strict weight guideline set by the USSA, setting the project back a month. In July, the USSA announced the Mars Shot Project to the public and began its public relations campaign, forcing Reinhardt to lie to the press about the progress of the booster. However, by November Dr. McClellan was able to solve the weight issue, it now being seventeen pounds under the limit, and began fixing it to the engine core for test firing.

An R&D scientist proposed switching from uranium to deuterium for the engine, claiming it would yield a better burn-to-thrust ratio. While Dr. McClellan was impressed by the scientist's proposal, the company refused to extend the project the three months required to make the switch, as it would cost them millions of dollars.

In February 2077, preparations were being made for a photo opportunity for the engine, when a photographer made it past security during a test-fire. The test-fire vaporized the reporter completely without Dr. McClellan noticing. In fear of the USSA canceling their contract and ArcJet going bankrupt, Reinhardt had the death covered up.[1][2][3][4]

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