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Re: Most likely candidate for future spaceship propulsion
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Originally Posted by Gardamorg
I don't know what the first one is, but the magsail seems very primitive compared to Nuclear fusion powered spacecrafts, nuclear pulse, and especially the Bussard Ramjet.
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The mag sail is no more primitive than any of the others, it's a very elegant way to use the solar wind to propel a space craft even to interstellar distances. Nuclear pulse is a very primitive way to propel a space craft, much of the blast is wasted. A fusion powered space craft wouldn't be much better at total thrust than a ion drive. I suggest you read the article about gaseous fission rockets before you dismiss it.
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