nuclear fusion & propulsion

[djtt]

so does anyone know where this stands at right now?.. and if there is any possibility of fusion becoming practical for a propulsion system sometime relatively soon

 

[qso1]

crazyeddie:<br />unless you're talking about a pulse-fusion Orion-style vessel, which is just throwing hydrogen bombs out behind your pusher-plate.<br /><br />Me:<br />IMO, that ones not as easy as it sounds either. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong>My borrowed quote for the time being:</strong></p><p><em>There are three kinds of people in life. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen...and those who do not know what happened.</em></p> </div>

 

[mikeell]

dunno about propulsion but that will follow once we have fusion perfected - check out http://www.iter.org/<br /><br />Cheers,<br />MikeELL

 

[Boris_Badenov]

Fission engines are a much better bet for the near future. <br /> Check out these sites.<br /><br />http://www.nuclearspace.com/<br />http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/outerplanets2001/pdf/4084.pdf#search="MITEE%20Engine"<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>