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Pulsar Fusion is a UK-based start-up that has demonstrated two designs of prototype rocket engine. It is headquartered in Bletchley, United Kingdom.


History

Pulsar Fusion was founded by Richard Dinan in 2011. Pulsar has tested its first Hall effect satellite thruster, achieving an exhaust velocity of 20 km/s.Rachel Hains, Pulsar tested its hybrid polyethylene/nitrous oxide launch rocket engines in November 2021. 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. Pulsar plans to launch the rocket by 2027.


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