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    The Bussard ramjet is a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion for interstellar travel. A fast moving spacecraft scoops up hydrogen from the interstellar...
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    (thin) gas back to diatomic molecules at orbital speeds to power a ramjet. The Bussard ramjet is a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion for interstellar...
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  • Propulsion and Fundamentals of Nuclear Flight. In 1960, Bussard conceived of the Bussard ramjet, an interstellar space drive powered by hydrogen fusion...
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  • toyline Ramjet (Image Comics), a superhero and member of Dynamo 5 Bussard ramjet, a theoretical form of spacecraft propulsion Rochester Ramjet, an automotive...
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  • solar-system colonization and slower-than-light travel with fusion-powered and Bussard ramjet ships. The later, Neutron Star, period features faster-than-light ships...
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    drive,: 75  ion thruster, photon rocket, plasma propulsion engine, Bussard ramjet, R. force, solar sail, spindizzy, and torchship.: 8, 69–77  The 2007...
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  • Solar System from Alpha Centauri in a large spacecraft driven by a Bussard ramjet. Their intent is conquest of the planet Earth. The alien Fithp resemble...
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  • episode depicts a Bussard ramjet, a real-world technology proposal. In this episode the Star Trek version is said to take in deuterium. Bussard jets have been...
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    theoretically reach 99% the speed of light. In 1960, Robert W. Bussard proposed the Bussard ramjet, a fusion rocket in which a huge scoop would collect the...
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    system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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    system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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  • concept in science fiction literature. In the novel, a spacecraft uses a Bussard ramjet to accelerate to high enough speeds that the crew spends five years...
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    interstellar probe Hundred-Year Starship (2011), crewed interstellar craft The Bussard ramjet is an idea to use nuclear fusion of interstellar gas to provide propulsion...
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  • which operate near the Beyond/Slow Zone border often have an auxiliary Bussard ramjet drive, so that, if they accidentally stray into the Slow Zone (thus...
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  • Propulsion Investigation Committee Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Program Bussard ramjet Reactionless drive United States gravity control propulsion research...
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    argon propellant for a 1-year round trip to the Jupiter system. Robert Bussard published a series of technical articles discussing its application to...
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    Studies generally show that conventional air-breathing engines, such as ramjets or turbojets are basically too heavy (have too low a thrust/weight ratio)...
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  • Bernal sphere Bias drive Bishop ring Black hole starship Bracewell probe Bussard ramjet Dean drive Dipole drive Dyson sphere Dyson–Harrop satellite Enzmann...
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    under development in the 2020s Bussard ramjet, a conceptual interstellar fusion ramjet named after Robert W. Bussard. Fission fragment rocket Fission...
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    Environmentally sensitive fuel formulations such as ALICE propellant Ramjets with solid fuel Variable thrust designs based on variable nozzle geometry...
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    system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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    system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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    system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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  • system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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    the Daedalus with a magnetic sail similar to the magnetic scoop on a Bussard ramjet to use the destination star heliosphere as a brake, making carrying...
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    system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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    system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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  • system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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  • system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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    system Nuclear pulse propulsion Antimatter-catalyzed Pulsed nuclear thermal rocket‎ Fusion rocket Bussard ramjet Fission-fragment rocket Fission sail...
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