fusion rocket
English
Noun
fusion rocket (plural fusion rockets)
- (astronautics) a rocket engine that uses nuclear fusion reactions for propulsive force
- (astronautics) a spacecraft having a fusion reactor that powers the rocket
- (astronautics) a nuclear-pulse rocket that uses thermonuclear bombs to supply propulsive force
Related terms
- nuclear rocket
- fission rocket
See also
- Bussard ramjet
- nuclear-electric rocket
- nuclear-thermal rocket
- nuclear-thermoelectric rocket
- pulse rocket
- anti-matter rocket