[ExI] Fusion Rocket

[Adrian Tymes]

The main problem is, current fusion reactor operators consider sustaining
fusion
for a few seconds to be "long duration", and have engineered several tricks
to keep
it going that long.  (See the entire "inertial confinement" branch, for
example: "it's
'contained' because we imploded it, for the duration of the implosion".)
You'd need
to keep it up for several minutes.

If you could solve that problem, while keeping the fusion self-sustaining,
you
probably would not be far from having a commercially viable fusion reactor -
as well
as being much closer to a working fusion rocket.

On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 3:55 AM, The Avantguardian <
avantguardian2020 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> John Grigg's post on atomic rockets inspired me to commit to virtual paper
> a
> concept design for a fusion rocket. So feel free to beat up on this idea
> for a
> while.
>
> http://sollegro.com/fusion_rocket/
>
>
> Stuart LaForge
>
> “To be normal is the ideal aim of the unsuccessful.” -Carl Jung
>
>
>
>
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