Rocketstar Aneutronic Fusion-enhanced Electric Pulsed Plasma Propulsion Will Be Tested in Orbit
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6KJJC)
RocketStar, a US based startup, has successfully demonstrated an electric propulsion unit for spacecraft that uses nuclear fusion-enhanced pulsed plasma. During ground tests the process did create ionizing radiation and improved the base propulsion unit's thrust by 50%. FireStar Drive markedly improves performance, utilizing high-speed protons from ionized water vapor. When protons interact with boron ...