conventional liquid rocket system since a liquid oxidizer, such
as liquid oxygen, need not be carried on the vehicle. The atomic
engine would also produce electricity for the saucer using this
expansive output coupled to a turbine generator.
Wilson cites some evidence that this saucer was built and
actually flew (40). Orbiting at an altitude of 300 miles and
with a six week mission, this saucer was in reality an orbiting
space station capable of raining destruction down upon any
country or countries deemed an enemy. One can extrapolate a
rotation system by which such a dreadnought was always kept on
station for such a contingency. Klaus-Peter Rothkugel has
suggested that an orbiting doomsday space station such as this
was to be called the "Gatland Space Station" and that it was part
of 7G&FVv