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#Bestof2021: HotelMars: Fusion Rocketry for Long Voyages. Stephanie Thomas, Princeton Satellite Systems; David Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://www.psatellite.com (Originally posted September 10, 2021)

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#Bestof2021: HotelMars: Fusion Rocketry for Long Voyages. Stephanie Thomas, Princeton Satellite Systems; David Livingston, SpaceShow.com
https://www.psatellite.com (Originally posted September 10, 2021)

A fusion rocket is a theoretical design for a rocket driven by fusion propulsion that could provide efficient and sustained acceleration in space without the need to carry a large fuel supply.

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0:00.0

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0:15.4

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0:34.9

This is CBS, I am the world.

0:36.7

I'm John Baths, for Hotel Mars, episode N, David Livingston, Dr. Space of the Space Show

0:41.9

is here with me as my co-pilot, and we're headed to other planets and eventually to other

0:47.5

planetary systems.

0:49.3

However, we need power to get there, and we all know about chemical rockets, Elon Musk

0:56.0

is the master of them.

0:57.0

He's building a ship that can take human beings to the moon and Mars and perhaps beyond.

1:03.2

But beyond that, what we need is a system that will take us for a long voyage efficiently.

1:10.2

And that describes fusion power.

1:12.4

I welcome Stephanie Thomas, the vice president of Princeton's satellite systems and the

1:18.9

new entry Princeton fusion.

1:22.0

However we're going to start with fusion energy to begin with for space travel.

1:26.6

Stephanie, a very good evening to you.

1:28.6

Thank you for this.

1:30.2

Fusion power is part of the nuclear energy mysteries to me.

1:36.0

But fusion propulsion is very focused, and I understand it's much more fuel efficient

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