A UK company plans to test a fusion-powered rocket capable of reaching speeds of up to 500,000mph, though they admit that the fact that nobody has gotten a self-sustaining fusion reaction to work yet is a bit of a stumbling block.

  • Amaltheamannen@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Buzzwords and no substance. Technologies like pulsed nuclear thermal or frag fisision rockets are more promising and achievable. Or just a normal nuclear thermal rocket like DRACO is a good start.