Question by Rich W: Would a hybrid Brussard ramjet supplying H for a VASIMR ion interstellar rocket work?
The Hydrogen scooped up by the Brussard ramject would be used as fuel/propellant by a VASIMR ion rocket (instead of fusion). An onboard nuclear module would supply the electricity to generate the magnetic fields and RF waves. The advantage is that we don’t have fusion yet, but we do have the VASIMR ion rockets now.
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Answer by Steve meat
Shouldn’t we wait for the fusion ?…i mean whats the hurry?..the universe will still be there. we just don’t want this thing on the bridge with us Mr Scott.
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