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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:But... by DarthBart · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you can *get* them into space without the treehuggers freaking out over "What if the whole thing explodes on the pad and scatters radioactive material across the entire country".