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Fusion Thrusters For Space Travel

Posted by Soulskill on from the trimming-parsecs-off-the-kessel-run dept.

kgeiger writes "John J. Chapman, a physicist and electronics engineer at NASA's Langley Research Center, envisions a laser-pumped fusion drive. Chapman estimates the drive can produce thrust 40 times more efficiently than existing ion engines such as those on the Dawn mission now exploring the asteroid belt."

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  1. Re:Days Are Numbered by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So raising the debt ceiling will cause economic collapse, but instantly shutting down the US credit won't? Because the US will be able to borrow enough to spend - that will destroy the country.

    I see. Income taxes that corporations and their richest currently pay while amassing the largest stack of profit of all time must be reduced, because they make manufacturing unprofitable. The US manufacturing industry, the largest in the world and in history, is run for the fun of it but not the profits.

    You Republicans are stupid.

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