"Pulsar Fusion: Revolutionizing Interstellar Travel with Nuclear Fusion"

1 min read
Source: TechCrunch
"Pulsar Fusion: Revolutionizing Interstellar Travel with Nuclear Fusion"
Photo: TechCrunch
TL;DR Summary

Pulsar Fusion, a space propulsion company, is constructing a large nuclear fusion chamber in England with the goal of becoming the first company to launch a nuclear fusion-powered propulsion system in space. Nuclear fusion propulsion technology has the potential to significantly reduce travel times to destinations like Mars and Saturn's moon Titan. Pulsar believes fusion propulsion is inevitable and is focusing on developing this technology for deep space travel. The company is building an eight-meter fusion chamber to confine ultra-hot plasma within an electromagnetic field, and it has partnered with Princeton Satellite Systems to simulate and model plasma behavior. The next step for Pulsar is an in-orbit demonstration of a nuclear-fusion powered propulsion system.

Share this article

Reading Insights

Total Reads

0

Unique Readers

5

Time Saved

2 min

vs 3 min read

Condensed

79%

551114 words

Want the full story? Read the original article

Read on TechCrunch