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From: jwm@stdb.jhuapl.edu (Jim Meritt)
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Subject: Re: Solid State Fusion for Launchers
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Date: 5 Apr 89 15:25:46 GMT
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In article <1989Mar31.163051.5961@cs.rochester.edu> dietz@cs.rochester.edu (Paul Dietz) writes:
}The apparent absence of major neutron emission and hot waste from the
}solid state fusion discovery raises the possibility of resurrecting
}nuclear rockets for launchers.
}
}For use in launchers, we'd want a fusion reactor that (1) can be shut
}down in seconds,


Paul, the CURRENT launchers cannot be shut down in seconds.  Why put
restrictions on something that are not currently met?

(solid-fuel boosters turn 'on' fine, but 'off' is a b*tch!)


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