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☢️ Fusion Propulsion Engine

Deuterium-tritium pellets are injected into the reaction chamber and compressed by pulsed magnetic fields (magnetized inertial fusion). Ignition drives charged plasma out through the magnetic nozzle, producing thrust by Newton's third law.

Pellet impulse rate1.2 Hz

Magnetic compression power65%

Mission Δv target50 km/s

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ModeFusion (MIF)

Specific impulse (Isp)–

Exhaust velocity–

Instantaneous thrust–

Plasma core temp.–

Ignitions so far0

Δv accumulated0 km/s

⚖️ Tsiolkovsky rocket equation

	Fusion	Chemical
Isp	–	–
Exhaust vel.	–	–
Propellant frac.	–	–
Mass ratio m₀/mf	–	–

Δv = Isp·g₀·ln(m₀/mf). For the same Δv, the far higher fusion exhaust velocity needs a dramatically smaller propellant mass fraction than a chemical engine.

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