I'm sorry, but as an engineer if you imagine that you can build a fusion powered spacecraft with an exhaust velocity of 7.5e6m/s and 40MW of engine power per kg of spacecraft (from rocket equation with 20% fuel use in 2 days at 1g thrust), when nobody can yet build a viable self sustaining fusion reactor at any size then you don't deserve a response.
On 6 June 2012 05:16, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: > In reply to Patrick Ellul's message of Wed, 6 Jun 2012 14:10:21 +1000: > Hi, > [snip] > > I wrote to Elon Musk offering to help him build a fusion powered shuttle > to get > us there in 2 days at 1 g with only 20% fuel mass. > > No response. > > > >Funded by marketing it as one big reality show... Possible?? And would you > >buy a one way ticket to Mars? > > > >http://mars-one.com/en/ > > > >Regards, > >Patrick > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >
