Pulsar Fusion’s Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket exhaust has achieved the “first plasma” milestone using krypton as the fuel.
Credit: Pulsar Fusion
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 and beyond. Based in Bletchley, England, the company announced on March 25 that it had achieved...
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