Get ready because the future of traveling to other planets just got a massive upgrade. Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based aerospace company, is developing a compact fusion engine called the Dual Direct ...

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Helicity Space, a commercial space company developing in-space propulsion and power technology based on fusion power, announces $5 million in seed round funding from ...

A secretive UK-based startup has just pulled back the curtain on a futuristic space propulsion project that sounds like something straight out of science fiction. Pulsar Fusion, a company working ...

UK-based startup Pulsar Fusion has successfully ignited the world’s first fusion rocket. The ignition of plasma in its Sunbird exhaust system is a critical step towards developing a revolutionary ...

Plasma flashed inside the exhaust system, held in place by electric and magnetic fields. This scene marked a small but closely watched step in Pulsar Fusion's bid to build a fusion-powered space tug.

The Sunbird nuclear fusion rocket concept has the potential to more than halve the time to travel to Mars and cut travel time to Pluto to about four years, the UK's Pulsar Fusion says. The concept ...

The dream of nuclear fusion has been chased by some of the world’s brightest minds for decades. It’s easy to see why — replicating the inner workings of stars here on Earth would mean virtually ...

Nuclear rockets are the future of space propulsion, and while fission propulsion is rapidly developing, most believe fusion propulsion is still a ways off. However, a new U.K.-based company is ...

Pulsar Fusion, a U.K.-based firm attempting to unlock nuclear fusion to power space travel, has picked Austin for its U.S. location. The company said Monday it’s searching for roughly 50,000 square ...

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