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Science Section => Science General Discussion => Topic started by: josephpalazzo on September 29, 2013, 10:55:49 AM

Title: The Fusion Driven Rocket
Post by: josephpalazzo on September 29, 2013, 10:55:49 AM
NASA hopes this will cut the trip to Mars to 90 days.

http://spirit.as.utexas.edu/~fiso/telec ... -25-13.pdf (http://spirit.as.utexas.edu/~fiso/telecon/Pancotti_9-25-13/Pancotti_9-25-13.pdf)
Title: Re: The Fusion Driven Rocket
Post by: Solitary on September 29, 2013, 12:32:03 PM
This is great, but I'm no volunteering for Mars duty anytime soon.  8-[  Solitary
Title: Re: The Fusion Driven Rocket
Post by: stromboli on September 29, 2013, 01:31:43 PM
Somebody or other has been touting nuclear aircraft and rockets since the end of WW2. Hope they finally succeed. A fusion reactor in operation would be awesome.
Title: Re: The Fusion Driven Rocket
Post by: Jason78 on September 29, 2013, 05:50:32 PM
More importantly, when will this be a mod for Kerbal Space Program?
Title: Re: The Fusion Driven Rocket
Post by: Colanth on September 29, 2013, 07:19:04 PM
This would be great - unless they go with the lowest bidder, in which case it might be a 90 second Earth-orbit-to-plasma trip.
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