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APR 15, 2015 6:08 AM PDT

A Solar Powered Fusion Spaceship

WRITTEN BY: Andrew J. Dunlop
A possible configuration of a fusion powered spacecraft

A fusion powered ship could drastically cut the amount of time astronauts would be exposed to radiation and weightlessness. It would be powered by huge solar arrays.
About the Author
Andrew J. Dunlop
Bachelor's (BA/BS/Other)
Andrew J. Dunlop lives and writes in a little town near Boston. He's interested in space, the Earth, and the way that humans and other species live on it.
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