Next Big Future: John Slough preparing first nuclear fusion tests f...: Last month at a NASA symposium, John Slough and his team from MSNW, presented their mission analysis for a trip to Mars, along with detailed...
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A fusion rocket promises an ISP of a million or so. To get an idea of the power of such a device, just 60 kg of propellant would be needed to accelerate a 50k kg mass to earth's escape velocity. A 50k kg mass is about the size of the command module and lunar module system that landed on the moon and brought the crew back to earth.
Just 60 kgs is about 130 pounds.
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