Direct Fusion Drive propulsion system gets NASA funding - Spacecraft travel time to Pluto in 4-6 years

04/13/2016 - 17:57

Stephanie Thomas

The Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) concept provides game-changing propulsion and power capabilities that would revolutionize interplanetary travel. DFD is based on the Princeton Field-Reversed Configuration (PFRC) fusion reactor under development at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. The mission context we are proposing is delivery of a Pluto orbiter with a lander.

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