Company:Pulsar Fusion
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Short description: British rocket company
| Industry | Aerospace |
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| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Bletchley, United Kingdom |
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| Website | Official website |
Pulsar Fusion is a UK-based start-up that has demonstrated two designs of prototype rocket engine. It is headquartered in Bletchley, United Kingdom .[1]
History
Pulsar Fusion was founded by Richard Dinan in 2011.[2] Pulsar has tested its first Hall effect satellite thruster, achieving an exhaust velocity of 20 km/s.[3] Pulsar tested its hybrid polyethylene/nitrous oxide launch rocket engines in November 2021.[3] On its website, as of late-2022, the company says it is developing a Direct Fusion Drive.
As of January 2024, Pulsar is working on building a nuclear fusion powered rocket that would be capable of going 500,000 mph, and could reach Mars in half the time.[4][5] Pulsar plans to launch the rocket by 2027.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sampson, Ben (2023-07-11). "Pulsar Fusion to build nuclear fusion-fueled rocket engine" (in en-GB). https://www.aerospacetestinginternational.com/news/space/pulsar-fusion-to-build-nuclear-fusion-fueled-rocket-engine.html.
- ↑ Simon Ingram,"Why a reality TV star and a physicist are building a nuclear reactor in Milton Keynes". nationalgeographic.co.uk. 20 February 2020. https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/science-and-technology/2019/09/why-reality-tv-star-and-physicist-are-building-nuclear-reactor.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rachel Hains,"UK company Pulsar Fusion demonstrates Green, Mach-7 rocket in Switzerland". walesonline.co.uk. 29 November 2021. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-company-pulsar-fusion-demonstrates-22308861.
- ↑ Kokkinidis, Tasos (21 January 2024). "Nuclear Fusion Rockets Could Cut the Time to Fly to Mars by Half". https://greekreporter.com/2024/01/21/nuclear-fusion-rockets-cut-time-fly-mars/.
- ↑ "A fusion rocket designed to travel 500,000 mph is under construction" (in en-US). 2023-08-13. https://bigthink.com/the-present/nuclear-fusion-rocket/.
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