Comments on: I Especially Like the Antimatter Rocket https://blog.speculist.com/space/i-especially-like-the-antimatter-rocket.html Live to see it. Thu, 16 Dec 2021 08:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: sallymorem https://blog.speculist.com/space/i-especially-like-the-antimatter-rocket.html#comment-5548 sallymorem Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:37:32 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=2291#comment-5548 Does that engine use dilithium crystals?

]]> By: dwwood76 https://blog.speculist.com/space/i-especially-like-the-antimatter-rocket.html#comment-5546 dwwood76 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:10:41 +0000 http://localhost/specblog/?p=2291#comment-5546 I’m surprised the article did not mentioned amat-catalyzed fusion as a means of propulsion without having to produce large amounts of antimatter. Laser and solar power might be a more practical solution for propulsion, at least in the near term, but I wouldn’t call them more interesting, especially if we are interested in interstellar exploration.

And if your talking about fuel choices for interplanetary spacecraft, what about VASIMR? That seems more likely then traveling the solar system by solar sail or laser propulsion.

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