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Item #: SCP-XXXX

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Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Due to agreements reached with SCP-XXXX-1, direct containment is not necessary. The three family members of SCP-XXXX-1’s are to be kept at Site-11 in order to avoid an informational leak. SCP-XXXX-1 and SCP-XXXX-2 are allowed to visit these individuals every other day, between flights and deep space voyages. A locating beacon and two way radio are to be kept on SCP-XXXX-1’s person at all times. In the event of SCP-XXXX-1 attempting to escape, the harm of family members is to be threatened until return, although psychologists have ruled this insubordination as unlikely. See addendum for further details.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a crude model of a rocket ship, constructed from cardboard, measuring 1.5 m tall and .6 m wide, with an inner volume of approximately 1.2 cubic meters. SCP-XXXX-1 is an eight year old caucasian boy named “Charlie”, measuring 1 m in height and 20.5 kg in weight.

When “piloted” by SCP-XXXX-1, SCP-XXXX will eject flames from its underside and ascend, similar to the lift off of a conventional rocket, until it reaches space or its destination. Despite the rigours of space flight, such as a lack of oxygen, intense radiation, and immense temperature, SCP-XXXX is unharmed, despite testing on samples of cardboard revealing no anomylous properties. Cargo kept inside SCP-XXXX is immune to damage by spacetravel, so long as it does not leave SCP-XXXX.

SCP-XXXX-2 and SCP-XXXX-3 are both crudely designed space suits, constructed from fishbowls, duct tape, and aluminum foil. The former is built to fit SCP-XXXX-1, the latter is for its cat, “Whiskers”. Whilst inside these suits, SCP-XXXX-1 and a feline are incapable of space related damage. The feline is not specifically anonymous, as any feline is capable of enjoying its effects, while SCP-XXXX-1 is required to pilot the ship.

SCP-XXXX is controled by means of a regular electrical switch (“launch button”), a joystick (“steering stick”), and another joystick (“planet selector”), all crudely taped to the interior. The “planet selector” stick has only four options; Home (Earth), Mars, Uranus, and “Zorbulon” (discovered by remote tracking to be exoplanet HIP 65426b).