Bussard ramjet spacecraft,artwork. This theoretical future spaceship technology,proposed in 1960,uses the hydrogen gas found between the stars. Even though the interstellar hydrogen density is very low,a powerful magnetic field would be generated to 'scoop' hydrogen from a large volume of space. The hydrogen would pass into the fuel scoop (upper left),and into a fusion reactor. Hot plasma from the reactor exits through the exhaust nozzle (lower right),providing thrust. Such a ship could approach the speed of light,when relativity effects would shorten journey times to the stars | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Victor Habbick Visions |
Bildgröße: | 4926 px × 3547 px |
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