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Advanced Spaceship Drive Compendium (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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Anti-Matter Ablated Light Sale

Anti-matter is thought to be hard to produce and store. Various rationing ways to use it in tandem with other materials have been contemplated, including the anti-matter ablated light sale. This technique involves a small supply of anti-hydrogen, maybe just a few grams for small little ships. It could either run a fusion reactor to power ion drives, or simply be used for microfusion bombs right behind the ship as an effective fusion rocket.

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