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@angryastro

I've been talking about Pulsar Fusion's new Sunbird Fusion Drive for some time.
But, three days ago, Pulsar shocked the world (and Jeff Bezos) by testing their new engine LIVE!
Here's all the latest details, plus all the reasons why Fusion Propulsion is king!
https://youtu.be/RohseUoSHkM

#NASA #PulsarFusion #BlueOrigin

@60sRefugee The Sunbird engines use #helium3. #PulsarFusion’s design is in the third phase of its development, with the ambitious aim of testing #Sunbird technology in-orbit in 📆 2027. Sunbirds shall be permanently stationed in low-Earth orbit, where they would attach to spacecraft leaving our atmosphere and propel them at unprecedented speeds toward far-off destinations, such as Mars https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fusion-rockets-could-theoretically-cut-our-travel-time-to-mars-in-half-this-uk-startup-wants-to-give-it-a-try-180986455

#SpaceConcepts

How about a side mount in space nuclear ☢️ #SRB for #Spacex #Starship!

No ~14 refuelings required 😅

#PulsarFusion Sunbird - Migratory Transfer Vehicle 🚗 https://youtu.be/mjIdbHUAw4s?feature=shared

15 TIMES faster than Nuclear Rockets! Pulsar Fusion 🇬🇧 Sunbird Fusion Drive! https://youtu.be/G-1YFNUv1m8?feature=shared

#Space 🌌 is a far more logical, sensible place to do #fusion, because that’s where it wants to happen anyway. In 📆 2027, we’re going to send a small part of #Sunbird in #orbit. The first #functional Sunbird will be ready four to five years later. Sunbird could deliver #cargo to #Mars 🔴 in under six months https://edition.cnn.com/science/nuclear-powered-rocket-pulsar-space-spc/index.html

#SpacecraftPropulsion #FusionPropulsion #PulsarFusion

@indy100_ #NASA spots movement beneath the icy crust of #Jupiters moon #Europa

( Ed : #SpaceX, #Lockheed, #ULA #PulsarFusion and #BWXT we r going to Europa stat 🚀)

https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/nasa-jupiter-moon-europa-2668397029#:~:text=The%20image%20captured%20by%20Juno,floating%2C%20moving%20about%20the%20moon.

A #DirectFusionDrive* could propel a #spacecraft to #Mars 🔴 in two months. For comparison, it took #NASA’s Perseverance rover about seven months to reach the Red Planet. https://payloadspace.com/helicity-raises-5m-for-in-space-fusion-propulsion/

Exhaust speeds are calculated to be roughly one-thousand times that of a #HallEffectThruster https://www.space.com/nuclear-fusion-breakthrough-spacetravel

📆 August 7, 2023 fusion ignition 💥 breakthrough https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-scientists-repeat-fusion-power-breakthrough-ft-2023-08-06/

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Fusion_Drive

#NuclearFusion #SpacecraftPropulsion #HelicitySpace #PulsarFusion

Sky is the limit... or maybe it's not?! 🤔 A lot to be done before we can say anything about this, but definitely project worth following.
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#PulsarFusion wants to use #nuclearfusion to make interstellar space travel a reality | #TechCrunch #TDBNews
https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/07/pulsar-fusion-interstellar-space-travel-a-reality/