Up until recently, propulsion systems have been either high thrust or high efficiency, but recent technologies and methods, such as VASMIR, fission-based propulsion, and laser based propulsion look promising. Are these systems capable of delivering payloads to new destinations in the near future?


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  2. Bruce Behrhorst says:
    July 30, 2010 at 12:45 am

    Steve very good speaker for Space Nuclear studies. CSNR great center for summer studies.
    Nuclear is the next transport method in space.

    Progression: chemical>solar>fission>fusion>Staging all known technologies for interstellar 

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  3. The Neilster says:
    July 30, 2010 at 3:02 pm

    I love this stuff but it would be nice if, in a room full of geniuses, they could get a slide presentation and maybe a video to work.

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  4. NewSpace 2010 Conference a Resounding Success says:
    August 23, 2010 at 1:04 pm

    [...] future career opportunities. Other hot topics included orbital debris, space based solar power, and advanced space propulsion. One of the highest points of the conference was the revelry of the NewSpace Gala where rocketeer [...]

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  5. johnroach1 says:
    November 16, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    Don’t try to “strong arm” the law of conservation of momentium, use Newton’s
    first law instead. The max. speed of a rocket is 20,000 MPH. See a more
    advanced system at approachconcepts (dot) com !!!

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