Videos Express Jaw

Over the last decade, startup nuclear drive based in the United Kingdom has been working behind the scenes to develop a synthesis rocket that can reduce flight time to Mars by half. This week she revealed the concept in a strikingly new video.

The Sunbird migrating vehicle designed by Pulsar Fusion will be able to reach 329,000 miles per hour (over 529,000 kilometers per hour), the company claims. This would make it the fastest self-made, ever created, drastically reducing the time to travel into space.

Unlike current rockets that start from ground bases, Sunbirds will be stored in giant orbital docking stations, each designed to host up to five at a time, said Richard Dinan, CEO of Pulsar Fusion, Gizmodo told an email.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yynwnview1a

In the video, one of these rockets withdraws from its station and uses its eight pushes to attach slightly to a larger spacecraft (the video depicts what it looks like as the SpaceX Starship UPPER STAGE) and then drives it to a distant planet. Imagine a jet package, but for spacecraft. Once it reaches the destination, the sunbirds break away and touch a waiting station. Such a system would allow these missiles to be used again and again, carrying a spacecraft to and from a deep space.

The unprecedented Sunbirds speed will be generated by their double direct fusion engines (DDFD), which the company claims will use the power of nuclear merger: the atomic process that feeds the sun and other stars.

In theory, this type of engine can lead to significantly more energy per unit of fuel than anyone who exists today. Pulsar Fusion says its DDFD engines are intended to produce exhaust gas speeds of approximately 310 miles per second (500 kilometers per second).

But this technology is still a long way before it becomes available. The company aims to demonstrate components of its electricity system later this year, according to an email statement. The next step will be to test in orbit, in order to achieve nuclear synthesis in space by 2027.

Obtaining the world’s first rocket for nuclear synthesis from Earth in just two years is a lofty goal. But Pulsar Fusion is confident that the increasing interest in synthesis -based propulsion will lead to ahead, so to speak. In fact, US and other world -class space leaders have set their ambitious deadlines for Moon and Mars missions.

Sunbirds can quickly deliver loads to both destinations. Pulsar Fusion expects these rockets to be able to drive £ 2,400 (1000 to 2000 kilograms) commercial loads such as habitats, rovers or supplies to Mars for less than six months, according to the company WebsiteS

Sunbirds can also be used to transport probes throughout the solar system, helping missions to produce asteroids and ferry telescopes to deep space, according to UsefulS

Each unit is expected to cost about $ 70 million in commercial implementation, Dinan said. He believes that the huge price label of the rocket will be tempered by its “essential” return, stating that customers can restore their investment within one to two years through “active service in orbital logistics, scientific missions for deep space space, or infrastructure deployment.”

All this depends on the rapid development and successful orbit testing. But if the Pulsar Fusion can remove its sunny birds from the ground, our space neighborhood will suddenly feel much smaller.