Pulsar Fusion Achieves Initial Pulse Experiments and Targets Orbital Test in 2027 and Production Fusion Rocket in Early 2030s

Pulsar Fusion’s Sunbird fusion rocket could get us to Mars in half the time

Plasma flashed inside the exhaust system, held in place by electric and magnetic fields. This scene marked a small but closely watched step in Pulsar Fusion’s bid to build a fusion-powered space tug. The U.K.-based company said it achieved first plasma in the exhaust test system for Sunbird, its nuclear fusion rocket program, during a live-streamed technical session at Amazon’s MARS Conference in Ojai, California. The test itself took place at P…

Pulsar Fusion Achieves Initial Pulse Experiments and Targets Orbital Test in 2027 and Production Fusion Rocket in Early 2030s

Pulsar fusion is working to make a fusion propulsion system with about 10000-15000 ISP. This is about 25 to 40 times the ISP (exhaust speed and fuel efficiency) compared to chemical systems. There was a live demonstration during a technical session at Amazon’s MARS Conference in Ojai, California, presented by Pulsar Fusion CEO Richard Dinan. ...