U.S. Develops Nuclear Fusion Rockets that Can Make Several Months to Mars
The existing technology allows astronauts to travel to and from Mars in about 500 days, but US scientists are developing a rocket driven by nuclear fusion technology that can shorten the round-trip time to around six months. They predict that decades of nuclear fusion rockets will help people conduct deep space exploration such as Mars. By nuclear fusion, we mean two or more atomic nuclei that combine to get great energy. The sun and stars glow and heat because of the nuclear fusion reaction inside them. Humans also make hydrogen bombs based on nuclear fusion reactions. According to the U.S. Space Network report on the 7th, MSNW, the US space promotion technology company, recently told the NASA about the development of nuclear fusion rockets, saying that the nuclear fusion rocket is not a sci-fi plot but is fully realized. The foundation of physics is already in the laboratory. Proven. The use of nuclear fusion rockets to send humans to Mars within 90 days may be achieved within a few decades. "Generally this will become a reality," says Anthony Pancoti, a scientist at MSNW. "Nuclear fusion occurs not only in the sun but also in our laboratory." According to Pancoti et al.'s assumption, Mars only needs 210 days for a round-trip journey, including a journey of 83 days, a return trip of 97 days, and a stay of 30 days on Mars. Their nuclear fusion rocket works by first injecting a hydrogen isotope helium plasma into a metal chamber and then using magnetic field compression techniques to allow the plasma to undergo nuclear fusion to obtain drive energy. The spacecraft is also equipped with solar panels to collect solar energy and provide the initial energy needed to trigger nuclear fusion. The researchers said that they are manufacturing nuclear fusion experimental equipment of the same size as when working with real rockets and hope that breakthroughs can be made next year. According to NASA’s estimation, it takes about 500 days to perform a mission to Mars in accordance with the current level of science and technology. Maintaining rockets in space requires a large amount of chemical fuels, which means high costs, and launch costs alone will exceed $12 billion. In addition, the long time in space also brings many risks to the health of astronauts. U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed that the United States will send American astronauts to Mars in the mid-2030s. Therefore, the development of a more advanced propulsion system has become a major task of the NASA. Currently, NASA provides financial support for the nuclear fusion rocket development team formed by MSNW and the University of Washington through the "Innovative Advanced Concept Project." (Reporter Lin Xiaochun) Chamfer Pipe Cutting Machine,Chamfer Pipe Cutting,Copper Pipe Chamfer Machine,Chamfer Bearing Machine Shaoxing Sunfong Intelligent Equipment Inc. , https://www.zjsxsunfong.com