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New fusion-powered rocket could get us to Mars in half the time
After ten years of quiet research, Pulsar Fusion has unveiled a nuclear fusion-powered rocket called the Sunbird. This spacecraft isn’t just another science fiction concept—it’s being designed to fly ...
A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 Years
Fusion has long been the propulsion end-goal for interplanetary travel, and a U.K.-based company thinks on its way to ...
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Nuclear-Powered Rockets Could Speed Up Mars Trips
NASA and DARPA have partnered to develop a demonstration nuclear-powered rocket that could speed travel to Mars and make ...
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Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn't easy
Nuclear propulsion would expel propellant from the engine's nozzle very quickly, generating high thrust. This high thrust allows the rocket to accelerate faster. These systems also have a high ...
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Futuristic, 'alien-like' nuclear fusion rockets developed in total secret could revolutionize space travel — if they actually work
U.K. start-up Pulsar Fusion has unveiled plans to build a fleet of reusable nuclear fusion-powered rockets, known as Sunbirds ...
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Rockets with nuclear fusion engines will appear in a few years — at least, this is being worked on
The key to the Sunbird rockets will be the Duel Direct Fusion Drive engines, which, according to Pulsar Fusion, will operate on energy from nuclear fusion. If the technology is successfully ...
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 152 — Atomic Rockets II: Nuclear Electric Boogaloo
On Episode 152 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik host Dr. Robert O'Brien, Director of the Universities Space ...
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Pulsar unveils nuclear fusion rocket concept
The Sunbird concept is for the fusion-powered ‘tugs’ to be permanently based in space, able to dock with spacecraft and ...
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This fusion-powered rocket could halve the time it takes to get to Mars
The machine learning simulations will guide the rocket engine’s design. In 2022, Pulsar secured funding from the UK Space Agency to develop a nuclear-fission based propulsion system ...
Secret UK project revealed: A nuclear rocket to Mars in half the time
UK's Pulsar Fusion reveals Sunbird, a nuclear fusion rocket promising to cut Mars travel time in half. Could this be the ...