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Friday, February 26, 2021
CONTEXT: Fusion and Magnetic Reconnection Propulsion
A plasma thruster, which can be powered by any source of electrical energy, exploits the same electromagnetic field configuration which causes solar flares to create substantial thrust with exhaust velocities between 20 and 500 km/sec (the best chemical rockets produce around 4 km/sec). Here is the paper describing the thruster: “An Alfvenic reconnecting plasmoid thruster”.
Face it: “Alfvenic reconnecting plasmoid thruster” sounds like something right out of Doc Smith!
Posted at February 26, 2021 12:57