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How does a plasma thruster work?

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Are Plasma Thrusters Possible for Space Travel?

Plasma is an important component of fusion in the sun, but you can have plasma without fusion. People are working on taking plasma thrusters to the place where they actually can fuse some fuel to release additional energy. So now we're talking about making fusion in space. And these involve another pretty cool science fiction word, which is fusion.

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