Nuclear fusion rocket news

Adam — 1/24/2003 1:09:07 PM (archived)

Hi Spacers

Here's a very interesting piece from New Scientist...

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993294

...which sounds like a very ambitious fusion propulsion idea. A 100 metre fusion engine could be rather daunting though - BIG piece to lob into orbit. Might have to wait for Lunar shipyards at L1...

Adam

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Nuclear fusion rocket news - Adam - 1/24/2003 1:09:07 PM
- Re: Nuclear fusion rocket news - Tom Brosz - 1/24/2003 8:11:52 PM
- Re: Nuclear fusion rocket news - p - 1/24/2003 5:28:44 PM
  - It might be sooner. I hear Tom is working on one in his garage...N/T (n/t) - Scott - 1/24/2003 5:37:00 PM
    - Hmmm, plumes of hot gas, mildly radioactive. I thought he just had a lot of beans in his diet. Ø (n/t) - et - 1/24/2003 6:41:46 PM
      - Don't worry! - Tom Brosz - 1/24/2003 8:08:38 PM
        
        Thank Gawd! Ø (n/t) - et - 1/24/2003 8:41:55 PM

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