Interstellar Travel: the Birth of Fusion Drives
This article explores the historical development of fusion-based propulsion systems for interstellar travel. It details the transition from nuclear thermal propulsion to magnetic and inertial confinement fusion concepts.
Welcome back to our series on Interstellar Travel, where we examine concepts that have been proposed since the dawn of the Space Age . In our previous installment , we looked at the earliest concepts to emerge from the Space Age. These reflected the nature of the times, where two superpowers were locked in a constant state of competition and advances in rocketry paralleled the development of nuclear weapons.
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