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Re: RE: starship-design: Re: debate
In a message dated 12/8/97 9:39:50 PM, lparker@cacaphony.net wrote:
>Perhaps there is some confusion in semantics here.
>
>We have built plenty of fusion devices that surpass breakeven - just not
>devices that are viable as commercial powerplants. We aren't necessarily
>looking for a powerplant design, we are looking for a propulsion design. By
>default that includes a lot of the devices (such as bombs) that have
>surpassed breakeven.
>
>The antimatter catalyzed concept is just that, an Orion concept with
>extremely small fusion bombs.
>
>Lee
Good point. A fusion drive is at base a very leaky fusion reactor, leaking in
one direction. ;)
Kelly