Publication Date:
2015-11-16
Description:
We argue that it is essential for the fusion energy program to identify an imagination-capturing critical mission by developing a unique product which could command the marketplace. We lay out the logic that this product is a fusion rocket engine, to enable a rapid response capable of deflecting an incoming comet, to prevent its impact on the planet Earth, in defense of our population, infrastructure, and civilization. As a side benefit, deep space solar system exploration, with greater speed and orders-of-magnitude greater payload mass would also be possible.
Print ISSN:
0164-0313
Electronic ISSN:
1572-9591
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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