
How does a plasma thruster work?
Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe
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The Pros and Cons of Plasma Fusion
If you have huge solar cells, you can collect that energy, turn it into electricity and then hook it up to a plasma rocket. The nice thing about rocket fuel is that its sort of like all in one,. So there are prosane cons there. One of the big challenges we have with fusion research here on earth is that we're trying to make a plasma and contain it. We can't just like, have our own little sun. Itll destroy the earth. Plasmas are always trying to escape. Keeping them stable and keeping them contained is really tricky. And you don't want your spaceship engine breaking down or the plasma leak out and basically destroy your ship.
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