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Spaceflight 🚀“While we are still some years away from making <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/fusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fusion</a> energy a viable technology for <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PowerGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PowerGeneration</a> on Earth, we don’t need to wait to start using this power source for <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a>” <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/science/nuclear-powered-rocket-pulsar-space-spc/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://edition.cnn.com/science/nuclear-powered-rocket-pulsar-space-spc/index.html</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FusionPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FusionPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/helium3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#helium3</a>

Spaceflight 🚀To get enough fuel ⛽ into <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/orbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#orbit</a> for a <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mars</a> 🔴 mission would require at least 10 launches of the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SLS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SLS</a> rocket, or about $20 billion 💰. Just for the fuel. To use traditional propulsion, one needs to push the boundaries of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reuse</a> ♻️ and heavy lift rockets to extreme limits—which is precisely what <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a> is trying to do with its fully reusable launch system <a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/report-nasas-only-realistic-path-for-humans-on-mars-is-nuclear-propulsion" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/report-nasas-only-realistic-path-for-humans-on-mars-is-nuclear-propulsion</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/reusability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reusability</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/LaunchCost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LaunchCost</a>

Spaceflight 🚀<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Space</a> 🌌 is a far more logical, sensible place to do <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/fusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fusion</a>, because that’s where it wants to happen anyway. In 📆 2027, we’re going to send a small part of <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Sunbird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sunbird</a> in <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/orbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#orbit</a>. The first <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/functional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#functional</a> Sunbird will be ready four to five years later. Sunbird could deliver <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/cargo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cargo</a> to <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Mars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mars</a> 🔴 in under six months <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/science/nuclear-powered-rocket-pulsar-space-spc/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://edition.cnn.com/science/nuclear-powered-rocket-pulsar-space-spc/index.html</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FusionPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FusionPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/PulsarFusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PulsarFusion</a>

Spaceflight 🚀<a href="https://mastodon.social/@ScottManleyHimself" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@ScottManleyHimself</a> : Why <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nuclear</a> ☢️ rockets can beat <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chemical</a> rockets and <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/IonEngines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IonEngines</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlKAMB71wT4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlKAMB71wT4</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ElectricPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectricPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a>

Spaceflight 🚀In an <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/electrospray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electrospray</a> thruster, charged particles are pulled directly out of a liquid propellant using a strong electric field and accelerated using charged <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/electrodes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electrodes</a> <a href="https://spacepropulsion.mit.edu/electric-propulsion" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://spacepropulsion.mit.edu/electric-propulsion</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/ElectricPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectricPropulsion</a>

Spaceflight 🚀The <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/3Dprinted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3Dprinted</a> prototype was able to generate thrust more <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/efficiently" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#efficiently</a> than larger, more expensive <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/chemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chemical</a> rockets and outperformed existing droplet <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/electrospray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#electrospray</a> engines. It can be produced rapidly and for a fraction of the <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/cost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cost</a> 💵 of traditional thrusters and even be fully made in <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/orbit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#orbit</a> 🌌 <a href="https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-engineers-develop-fully-3d-printed-electrospray-engine-0212" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.mit.edu/2025/mit-engineers-develop-fully-3d-printed-electrospray-engine-0212</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a>

Spaceflight 🚀<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/MIT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MIT</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/OpenLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenLearning</a>, topic <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacePropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacePropulsion</a>, excerpt : • Fundamentals and Definitions • Basic <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Electromagnetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electromagnetic</a> Theory and Plasma Physics • <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Electrostatic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electrostatic</a> Thrusters • Characterization of Space Propulsion Devices • <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Plasma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plasma</a> Accelerators ... <a href="https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/16-522-space-propulsion-spring-2015/pages/lecture-notes/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/16-522-space-propulsion-spring-2015/pages/lecture-notes/</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/OpenKnowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenKnowledge</a>

Spaceflight 🚀Ultrananocrystalline diamond 💎 may be a promising approach to prolong service life. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/Nanoscaled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nanoscaled</a> metamaterial could help to reduce the heat losses. <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SelfHealing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfHealing</a> of Boron nitride nanotubes with very high tensile strength similar to that of carbon nanotubes, and excellent electrical characteristics <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02269-7" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02269-7</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/MaterialsScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MaterialsScience</a>

Spaceflight 🚀<a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FusionPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FusionPropulsion</a> offers 1000 times the power of conventional <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/IonThrusters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IonThrusters</a> currently used in orbit. The vacuum environment and extremely cold ❄️ temperatures of space 🌌 provide an ideal setting for fusion propulsion * <a href="https://orbitaltoday.com/2023/07/14/interplanetary-travel-to-become-faster-through-nuclear-fusion/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://orbitaltoday.com/2023/07/14/interplanetary-travel-to-become-faster-through-nuclear-fusion/</a>* <a href="https://orbitaltoday.com/2023/06/15/us-and-uk-join-forces-to-apply-nuclear-fusion-propulsion-to-future-mars-travel/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://orbitaltoday.com/2023/06/15/us-and-uk-join-forces-to-apply-nuclear-fusion-propulsion-to-future-mars-travel/</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RocketScience</a>

Spaceflight 🚀The <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FireStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FireStar</a> Drive begins a fusion process by adding <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/boron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#boron</a> into the thruster exhaust. The base thruster generates high-speed protons through the ionization of water vapor. These protons collide with the nucleus of a boron atom, which starts the fusion reaction. The technique produced ionizing radiation and increased the base propulsion unit’s thrust by 50% 📈 <a href="https://interestingengineering.com/space/nuclear-fusion-powered-electric-propulsion-drive" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://interestingengineering.com/space/nuclear-fusion-powered-electric-propulsion-drive</a><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RocketStar</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SpacecraftPropulsion</a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RocketScience</a>

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