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As long as you're happy waiting 50 years before the journey time is cut by half (I'm sceptical)

'Startup Says Its Nuclear Fusion Rocket Could Cut Time to Mars in Half'

futurism.com/nuclear-fusion-ro

'The firm is hoping to achieve fusion in orbit for the first time in 2027, a moonshot plan that could put far-flung destinations in our solar system within much easier reach — if everything goes perfectly according to plan, at least.'

Futurism · Startup Says Its Nuclear Fusion Rocket Could Cut Time to Mars in HalfBy Victor Tangermann

#Space 🌌 is a far more logical, sensible place to do #fusion, because that’s where it wants to happen anyway. In 📆 2027, we’re going to send a small part of #Sunbird in #orbit. The first #functional Sunbird will be ready four to five years later. Sunbird could deliver #cargo to #Mars 🔴 in under six months edition.cnn.com/science/nuclea

CNN · Nuclear-powered rocket concept could cut journey time to Mars in halfBy Jacopo Prisco