Data Card

Data cards serve as the storage medium for the data that is gathered, catalogued and analyzed by space facilities and supercomputers. As such, they are essential resources for Space Exploration's data-driven research.

Data cards are recyclable; some processes return blank cards after data is used, and some processes can produce junk data or even break the card in more unlucky cases. Supercomputers can reformat junk data cards, with success rates increasing for each supercomputer tier.

List of data cards
There are 5 categories of data card, each containing 4 tiers. Each tier consists of 4 types of data card.

Below are tables of every form a data card can take, with columns for necessary source items, manufacturing facility, and required exotic ores (i.e. ores not found on Nauvis). Note that most recipes require blank data cards and/or some form of thermofluid, which have been omitted for succinctness.

Astronomic Data
Astronomic data tiers 1 and 2 do not require any exotic ores and thus are the recommended starting place for space research.

Biological Data
All tiers of biological data require vitamelange.

Energy Data
All energy data tiers require holmium. Space rails can be researched with tier 1 energy data, so beginners should consider traveling to a holmium planet.

Material Data
All material data tiers require iridium.

Deep Space Data
Unlike the other data types, deep space data is not initially available upon reaching space. All deep space data tiers require naquium.