Defense Intelligence Reference Document Aneutronic Fusion Propulsion(1)

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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document, dated 1 November 2010, was produced by the Defense Intelligence Agency under its Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program. It surveys propulsion technologies that include chemical, ion, and nuclear fission rockets, fusion schemes, aneutronic fusion, and antimatter propulsion. It also covers radiation shielding and speculates on research needs over the next 30 years for missions from low Earth orbit to Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Alpha Centauri. The document concludes that aneutronic fusion promises to be an important mechanism for future space propulsion.

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p. 17 …A simpler solution would be to use nuclear fusion schemes that do not generate neutrons. These…
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p. 36 …the thrust may be kept low since the application of a small, but continuous thrust over…
p. 40 …For a long-duration space flight, the specific impulse of the fuel source must be very…

01 November 2010
ICOD: 20 July 2010
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