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How does a plasma thruster work?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Fusion in Space

Fusion in space like a fusion engine that you put on a spaceship. It's all about getting as much energy as possible out of the same mass of fuel. Some people make the argument that it doesn't have to be such a huge, massive thing. But frankly, there's a lot of skepticism in the plasma physics community about whether this is plausible at all.

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