This fusion-powered rocket could half the time it takes to get to Mars
https://thenextweb.com/news/pulsar-fusion-powered-rocket-to-half-time-to-mars
This fusion-powered rocket could half the time it takes to get to Mars
https://thenextweb.com/news/pulsar-fusion-powered-rocket-to-half-time-to-mars
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We “just” need to get net-positive energy production fusion working for long periods of time. No biggie /s
Fun fact: the founder of Pulsar Fusion is Richard Dinan, the actor from UK reality show ‘Made in Chelsea’
So we could potentially send Elon and the F elon to Mars twice as fast! Win win!
Are you kidding me?
The word is “halve.” For fucks sake.
The brain drain is real. How can *journalists* not know basic grammar and spelling? It’s your job, moron!
Quantum field manipulator engine could cut the time to ~1/1000th.
Not being well versed in fusion rockets I have to ask where the thrust comes from? Standard rockets create thrust by ejecting gas from burned fuel and getting the equal and opposite push. Fusion would obviously generate heat and energy but that is effectively massless so how does that push a craft faster than fueled rockets?
Solar sails use energy for propulsion but the acceleration is extremely small and crafts have to have minimal mass.
It’s “halve” the time. It’s a verb. I really worry about journalists who look to AI to write headlines these days. They don’t check/edit like they used to. I often wonder if journalists even understand the English language set up and system. You can see it everywhere now, but the irony is not lost in a sub called Futurology.
They got a grant from the British government, so I guess that people from the British government think that there’s a possibility that they can make it work. I hope they’re right.