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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 04:37 PM Original message |
IEC fusion, simple, elegant, can power a trip to Saturn in 76 days |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. Can we build it |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. I hear ya. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Now THAT is a nice ion accelerating well! |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Whats neat is that P-B11 fuel sees the well better |
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warrior1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. Wouldn't you |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. No, acceleration is well under |
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warrior1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. kewl |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Acceleration kills, not speed. |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Right, if we could build a spaceship |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 01:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. It's not the fall that kills you... |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
9. do you think we could |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. A non-reproduced experiment, and no peer-reviewed journal |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. New funding acording to Bussards plan |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. A bit of clarification. |
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NeoGreen (299 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. Question... |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. well |
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eppur_se_muova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 08:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Top speed depends also on the fueled/empty mass ratio. |
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CK_John (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. Unfortunately this is still at the comic book stage. Maybe someday. n/t |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 10:29 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. IF the results are genuine then it already shows better results than the Tokomak. |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 10:47 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Actually Bussards next models are |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 12:00 AM Response to Reply #20 |
23. You got me backwards. I don't believe neutrons are a prob in space. |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 01:02 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. But, hi ISP can get crazy |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 05:46 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. Can't be polluting space you know. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. Oh gods, there's more than one of those? |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 08:41 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. You will love this one |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 11:44 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. I don't love that one at all! :( (nt) |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. You won't be saying that after you watch |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 11:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I linked to the google tech talk in the OP, its very compelling |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 01:05 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. DOD funding for 11 yrs = comic book ? |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-12-07 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
18. Show some love people |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
27. So, can this be used to replace coal and gas powerplants? |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 02:18 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. YES.....The full size proof of concept is geared to being the prototype |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 05:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Thank you |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 07:03 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Both |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 02:19 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. No, this has power applications |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 03:08 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Right on. |
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FogerRox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
31. Only 3 rec's, oh well |
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CabalPowered (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-14-07 10:42 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Sorry I was late |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. Oh no! It's Doc Oc's machine! |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-13-07 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
38. Interesting stuff. |
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