{"id":2567,"date":"2023-08-12T15:05:38","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T19:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/?page_id=2567"},"modified":"2024-03-15T18:52:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:52:06","slug":"galileo-experimental-propulsion-ship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/galileo-experimental-propulsion-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Galileo experimental propulsion ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\"><em>Galileo <\/em>experimental propulsion ship<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-765c4724 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/SRM-Report-303-Galileo-experimental-propulsion-ship-v2210.12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><sup>Download Issue #303<\/sup><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><code><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-2570\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-2570\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-2589\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stbd-1.png\" class=\"envira-gallery-2570 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery2570\" title=\"Galileo eps (stbd)\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (stbd)\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-2589\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stbd-1-1024x1024-640x480.png\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stbd-1-1024x1024-640x480.png\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"2570\" data-envira-item-id=\"2589\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (stbd)\" alt=\"\" title=\"Galileo eps (stbd)\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stbd-1-1024x1024-640x480.png 400w,https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stbd-1-1024x1024-640x480.png 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-2571\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-2 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-bow.png\" class=\"envira-gallery-2570 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery2570\" title=\"Galileo eps (bow)\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (bow)\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-2571\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-2 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-bow-640x480.png\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-bow-640x480.png\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"2570\" data-envira-item-id=\"2571\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (bow)\" alt=\"\" title=\"Galileo eps (bow)\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-bow-640x480.png 400w,https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-bow-640x480.png 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-2588\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-3 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-dorsal-1.png\" class=\"envira-gallery-2570 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery2570\" title=\"Galileo eps (dorsal)\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (dorsal)\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-2588\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-3 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-dorsal-1-1024x1024-640x480.png\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-dorsal-1-1024x1024-640x480.png\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"2570\" data-envira-item-id=\"2588\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (dorsal)\" alt=\"\" title=\"Galileo eps (dorsal)\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-dorsal-1-1024x1024-640x480.png 400w,https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-dorsal-1-1024x1024-640x480.png 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-2574\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-4 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stern.png\" class=\"envira-gallery-2570 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery2570\" title=\"Galileo eps (stern)\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (stern)\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-2574\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-4 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stern-640x480.png\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stern-640x480.png\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"2570\" data-envira-item-id=\"2574\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (stern)\" alt=\"\" title=\"Galileo eps (stern)\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stern-640x480.png 400w,https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stern-640x480.png 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-2590\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-5 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-ventral-1.png\" class=\"envira-gallery-2570 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery2570\" title=\"Galileo eps (ventral)\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (ventral)\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-2590\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-5 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-ventral-1-1024x1024-640x480.png\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-ventral-1-1024x1024-640x480.png\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"2570\" data-envira-item-id=\"2590\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo eps (ventral)\" alt=\"\" title=\"Galileo eps (ventral)\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-ventral-1-1024x1024-640x480.png 400w,https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-ventral-1-1024x1024-640x480.png 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stbd-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-bow.png\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-dorsal-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-stern.png\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-eps-ventral-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the mid-2020s, there was a small but growing number of commercial spacecraft designs that followed the introduction of the DY-120 interplanetary transport. These ships represented a myriad of purposes: orbital facility construction, asteroidal ore offloading, main belt exploration, near-Earth scientific explorers, junk retrieval, personnel and tourist transports, most anything relatively local that was not Mars-bound (which was still considered \u201coff limits\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Grand Mission was ongoing, with one <a href=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/?page_id=2540\"><em>Aventeur<\/em> <\/a>(the <em>Stephen Long<\/em>) left to launch. The perceived inherent danger of long-distance solar exploration was magnified by the extreme length of these missions; <em>Aventeur IV<\/em> had just arrived at Saturn after eleven years, and was not expected back to Earth for another fourteen. As ion propulsion technology steadily evolved, some astronautical engineers sought to create a drive that would figuratively and literally boost the output and velocity of Earth spacecraft, in order to\u2014at first\u2014dramatically decrease the time that passed to get from one inner system point to another, and then extend the range of those missions. These technologists saw exploration and resource gathering of the Oort cloud as achievable within the next two decades, not something that was a century or longer away, as was commonly accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The propulsion vehicle they had their eye on was of an experimental nuclear thermal rocketry (NTR) design. With nuclear fusion on the cusp of becoming viable for spacecraft, the hyper-expensive <em><strong>Galileo<\/strong><\/em> concept envisioned the NTR drive using a reactor utilizing laser exciters to allow the necessary miniaturization. This endeavor would be fueled by liquid hydrogen stored in the bulk of the spacecraft\u2019s hull and could conceivably achieve\u2014with consistent acceleration\u2014an unheard of 0.35 c velocity. With such a drive, the inner boundaries of the Oort cloud could be only months away. The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, which was over 35 years distant with the present ion drive technology, would only be a mere 12 years away; a round trip would come out to six years less than the entire mission of the <em>Lewis and Clark<\/em> system explorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Galileo<\/em> test vehicle, as commissioned by the ISA, had a particularly specific design, with a massive (nearly 88,000 m3) liquid hydrogen-2 tank dominating. While not specifically necessary for trial runs, it was thought best to provide an over-abundance of fuel lest a test burn that could not be not be decisively shut off at the intended conclusion left the ship continuing into the void of the outer system and beyond, far out of range of any rescue attempt. There was no considerable concern for this scenario, but the enlarged tank supported a secondary goal that a successful test run would also validate follow-on vessels that were equipped with enough fuel to both retro-burn for approach to the destination and then return to Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cbow\u201d of the vessel was a broad flat circular area serving as the top of the two-deck habitat ring. Cargo hatches and emergency vents adorned this region of the vessel, with a prominent navigational dome serving to take in star positions every fraction of a second, to ensure a precise positional awareness. A low-frequency dish antenna served as a back-up method of communication through deep-space relays placed outbound of the ship and as the main method when returning from the completed trial run. Twenty-four linear antennas\u2014fixed just forward of the fuel transfer module and almost mid-way down the engineering module\u2014served a unique purpose on the ultra-high frequency range, as it was conceptually possible that the thrust of the NTR would otherwise interfere with transmissions and reception of radio signals with a dish design. Though appearing to serve as (completely unnecessary) tie-down straps, their placement instead was meant to address the off-axis angle of the ship\u2019s outbound vector in relation to the observation stations on Earth and Luna, enhancing the integrity of essential distance-delayed data and voice transmissions. Four structural stability monitors were installed at non-symmetrical but equidistant positions about the aft module (though forward of the NTR drive itself).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conceptual plans for post-testing operations saw an additional fuel tank\u2014of identical proportions\u2014added to the fore of the <em>Galileo<\/em>, with a similar habitat ring ahead of that. The original ring, now sandwiched between the two tanks, would be converted into an atmospheric mining space, from which a scoop drogue and rig could be extended into the upper atmosphere of a gas giant, replenishing the fuel tanks with free hydrogen. The habitable areas would accommodate the supplies, including foodstuff and spare parts, that would be deemed necessary for mankind\u2019s first interplanetary voyage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Galileo<\/em> testbed entered the history books, not for the achievement of any of these grand designs, but from its catastrophic and early conclusion. What was to have been a simple start-up test of the laser-fusion exciters (the fusion reactor itself was still in the design phase) out at the L5 orbital point instead turned into a silent but huge conflagration as the helium inadvertently leaked from internal supply lines during the excitation warm-up procedures. All 98 crew members, as well as eleven observers, perished immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Galileo<\/em> interstellar explorer concept <code><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-2576\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-2576\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-2591\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-right: 5px;\"  itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-item-inner\"><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-top-right\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-left\"><\/div><div class=\"envira-gallery-position-overlay  envira-gallery-bottom-right\"><\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-II-1.png\" class=\"envira-gallery-2576 envira-gallery-link\" rel=\"enviragallery2576\" title=\"Galileo II\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo II\" data-envira-retina=\"\" data-thumbnail=\"\"  itemprop=\"contentUrl\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"envira-gallery-image-2591\" class=\"envira-gallery-image envira-gallery-image-1 envira-normal envira-lazy\" data-envira-index=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-II-1-1024x1024-640x480.png\" data-envira-src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-II-1-1024x1024-640x480.png\" data-envira-gallery-id=\"2576\" data-envira-item-id=\"2591\" data-envira-caption=\"Galileo II\" alt=\"\" title=\"Galileo II\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" data-envira-srcset=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-II-1-1024x1024-640x480.png 400w,https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-II-1-1024x1024-640x480.png 2x\" data-envira-width=\"300\" data-envira-height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-safe-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/yH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/starshiptracker.com\/DDLCARS\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galileo-II-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/noscript><\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right\">Blueprints\/Orthos<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><code><div id=\"envira-gallery-wrap-2579\" class=\"envira-gallery-wrap envira-gallery-theme-base envira-lightbox-theme-base\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><div data-row-height=\"150\" data-gallery-theme=\"normal\" id=\"envira-gallery-2579\" class=\"envira-gallery-public envira-gallery-justified-public envira-gallery-0-columns envira-clear enviratope envira-gallery-css-animations\" data-envira-columns=\"0\"><div id=\"envira-gallery-item-2580\" class=\"envira-gallery-item enviratope-item envira-gallery-item-1 envira-lazy-load\" style=\"padding-left: 5px; 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