Fusion Rocket as Power Plant: The Dual-Use Energy Angle Kicks Off With UK Startup Igniting Plasma

A UK startup successfully ignited plasma inside a nuclear fusion rocket prototype, marking progress toward advanced propulsion for future deep-space missions.
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Pulsar Fusion Tests Exhaust System For Nuclear Fusion Rocket Engine

UK space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has conducted the first test of a prototype exhaust system for a nuclear fusion rocket engine that could dramatically cut transit times for missions to Mars ...
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Pulsar Fusion Ignites Plasma in Nuclear Rocket Test

UK-based Pulsar Fusion announced it has successfully achieved first plasma in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket exhaust system. The demonstration, a world’s ...

Startup Successfully Ignites World’s First Fusion Rocket

Space propulsion company Pulsar Fusion has achieved “first plasma” in its Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket, designed to propel rockets faster than any object has ever traveled.
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UK rocket startup makes world first nuclear fusion breakthrough

UK rocket startup demonstrates world first plasma in nuclear fusion breakthrough - Nuclear fusion rockets could cut journey times to Mars from months to weeks ...
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Pulsar Fusion Achieves Initial Pulse Experiments and Targets Orbital Test in 2027 and Production Fusion Rocket in Early 2030s

Pulsar fusion is working to make a fusion propulsion system with about 10000-15000 ISP. This is about 25 to 40 times the ISP ...

World first: UK startup ignites plasma inside nuclear fusion rocket in major step for space travel

The breakthrough brings scientists a step closer to fusion propulsion - technology that mimics the energy reactions powering the Sun. View on euronews ...
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Multi-metal 3D printing speeds up rocket parts production by weeks, researchers say

Students at ETH Zurich have developed a multi-metal 3D printing process that can produce rocket engine components in days rather than the months required by traditional manufacturing. The technique, ...