Author:
Wurden G. A.,Weber T. E.,Turchi P. J.,Parks P. B.,Evans T. E.,Cohen S. A.,Cassibry J. T.,Campbell E. M.
Abstract
Abstract
We argue that it is essential for the fusion energy program to identify an imagination-capturing critical mission by developing a unique product which could command the marketplace. We lay out the logic that this product is a fusion rocket engine, to enable a rapid response capable of deflecting an incoming comet, to prevent its impact on the planet Earth, in defense of our population, infrastructure, and civilization. As a side benefit, deep space solar system exploration, with greater speed and orders-of-magnitude greater payload mass would also be possible.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Nuclear Energy and Engineering,Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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