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Space Business Podcast #99 Princeton Satellite Systems: Nuclear Fusion Propulsion

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Nuclear fusion propulsion. Do I have your attention? Probably ... after all, we need to get to places like Mars, and beyond, faster than on the current chemical rockets. There are now actually some startups working on nuclear fusion propulsion and one of them, Princeton Satellite Systems, are our guests this week. Enjoy!


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    Timestamps:

    0:00 Intro
    2:07 Elevator pitch
    3:34 Future of space propulsion
    5:13 Current state of fusion
    10:16 Magnetic fusion
    13:24 The FRC
    16:47 Power budget
    18:46 Terrestrial power generation use case
    22:23 The Moon
    25:03 What is left to do on the tech side
    29:47 Timeline
    31:01 Safety
    33:15 In-space propulsion
    36:44 NASA's past nuclear projects
    37:54 Timing for prototype in space
    42:43 Biggest obstacles
    45:56 Beyond the current fusion engine proposal
    ...more
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