Tom Swift's Space Kite

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Tom Swift's space kite. this is the prototype 2 person dome shaped version. How does the Space Kite work? The space kite uses cosmic radiation as a power source. It uses a rocket to launch itself above the atmosphere to where the cosmic radiation is intense enough to provide thrust. The design of the space kite was beautifully simple. The pilot and copilot, with their control board, would be enclosed in the front part by a plain transparent plastic dome. Behind their seats, the dome was partitioned off by the flat "screen layers" of Tom's cosmic reactor—the device for converting cosmic radiation into motive power. From the center of the reactor, a cone protruded out behind like a stubby comet's tail. This was to be the directional-aiming cone of the gravitex.