Platforms
Hephaestus · Vulcan · Thor
Crew aboard
Zero, always
Mission
Land, forge, retrieve, reposition

The scout of the fleet — first in, lightest footprint
The smallest of the three, built to get a working forge into a forward position fast and often. It's the entry point for the whole family: quick to build with today's technology, easy to deploy in numbers, and the natural first platform to prove the concept in the field before the larger tiers follow.
The workhorse — where the real logistics gap closes
A step up in size and capability, Vulcan carries a bigger forge for jobs Hephaestus can't take on. This is the tier that stands in for the missions currently flown by larger manned aircraft — same job, no crew in the aircraft, no aircrew waiting on rest before the next sortie.
The heavy lift — tomorrow's answer, framed for today
The largest platform in the family, sized for the biggest forges and the missions that today still require a heavy-lift manned aircraft. Thor is the near-future tier — the one that stretches the technology furthest, and the one that pays off the whole family's investment fastest once it's flying.
Same mission, three sizes. Send the smallest platform that can do the job — and never send a crew to do it instead.
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