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by: jack tingle - Thu, 18 Nov 2021 16:47 UTC

On Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 6:23:58 AM UTC-5, kiran patel wrote:
> On Wednesday, 14 November 2018 at 02:33:04 UTC+5:30, adam.w.k...@gmail.com wrote:
> > So what are, in your opinion, Best potential candidates for torch drives?
The original concept was direct conversion of some fraction of the baryonic reaction mass to energy, and the resulting stew of particles expelled at exceptionally high speed. It allowed ocean landings and takeoffs plus fast solar system travel.

That can't happen, because nuclear physics. The modern equivalent is probably a NERVA type fission engine, or an Orion.

If we ever get compact, high-heat-rate fusion reactors with very high charge density, maybe a fusion drive.

Unless you are Jack Williamson, in which case you can mine the Asteroid Belt for anti-matter. :)

Thou hast seen nothing yet. -- Miguel de Cervantes

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