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title: Fusion Rocket
type: technology
url: "https://www.envisioning.com/research/apogee/fusion-rocket"
hub: apogee
summary: Spacecraft propulsion using controlled fusion reactions for faster interplanetary missions
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# Fusion Rocket

Spacecraft propulsion using controlled fusion reactions for faster interplanetary missions
- Technology Readiness Level: 2/9
- Impact: 5/5
- Investment: 3/5
Fusion rockets would use fusion reactions for propulsion. Research and development. Applications: fast interplanetary travel; limited interstellar potential. Significant physics and engineering challenges; no practical fusion propulsion yet demonstrated.

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Source: Envisioning — Technology Research Institute (https://www.envisioning.com/research/apogee/fusion-rocket)