Industry | Aerospace |
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Founded | 2011 |
Headquarters | Bletchley, United Kingdom |
Key people |
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Website | Official website |
Pulsar Fusion is a UK-based start-up that has demonstrated two designs of prototype rocket engine. It is headquartered in Bletchley, United Kingdom. [1]
Pulsar Fusion was founded by Richard Dinan in 2011. [2] Pulsar has tested its first Hall effect satellite thruster, achieving an exhaust velocity of 20 km/s. [3] Pulsar tested its hybrid polyethylene/nitrous oxide launch rocket engines in November 2021. [3] On its website, as of late-2022, the company says it is developing a Direct Fusion Drive.
As of January 2024, Pulsar is working on building a nuclear fusion powered rocket that would be capable of going 500,000 mph, and could reach Mars in half the time. [4] [5] Pulsar plans to launch the rocket by 2027. [1]
Industry | Aerospace |
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Founded | 2011 |
Headquarters | Bletchley, United Kingdom |
Key people |
|
Website | Official website |
Pulsar Fusion is a UK-based start-up that has demonstrated two designs of prototype rocket engine. It is headquartered in Bletchley, United Kingdom. [1]
Pulsar Fusion was founded by Richard Dinan in 2011. [2] Pulsar has tested its first Hall effect satellite thruster, achieving an exhaust velocity of 20 km/s. [3] Pulsar tested its hybrid polyethylene/nitrous oxide launch rocket engines in November 2021. [3] On its website, as of late-2022, the company says it is developing a Direct Fusion Drive.
As of January 2024, Pulsar is working on building a nuclear fusion powered rocket that would be capable of going 500,000 mph, and could reach Mars in half the time. [4] [5] Pulsar plans to launch the rocket by 2027. [1]