fusion rocket
noun1
Aerospace, Astronautics, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences a rocket engine that uses nuclear fusion reactions for propulsive force
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Aerospace, Astronautics, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences a spacecraft having a fusion reactor that powers the rocket
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Aerospace, Astronautics, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences a nuclear-pulse rocket that uses thermonuclear bombs to supply propulsive force
- Related terms
- nuclear rocket, fission rocket, Bussard ramjet, nuclear-electric rocket, nuclear-thermal rocket, nuclear-thermoelectric rocket, pulse rocket, anti-matter rocket