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This Defense Intelligence Agency reference document, dated 1 November 2010, is one of a series of advanced technology reports produced in FY 2010 under the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Applications (AAWSA) Program. It covers fusion plasma physics, confinement methods, and propulsion concepts that use aneutronic fuels such as hydrogen and boron-11. It concludes that such thrusters may soon replace satellite ion thrusters. It also finds that they will not be practical beyond the solar system without breakthrough propulsion physics.
UNCLASSIFIED/F9R. 9FFIOIAls WO& 9Ptls¥ Contents Chapter 1: Concept Overview ................................................................................ 1 Chapter 2: Fusion Plasma Physics ......................................................................... 3 2.1 Magnetic Confinement ............................................................................ 5 2.2 Inertial Confinement .............................................................................. 7 2.3 Electrostatic Confinement ...................................................................... 8 2.4 Magneto-Inertial Confinement ............................................................... 9 Chapter 3: Fusion Propulsion .............................................................................. 11 3.1 Fusion Reactors for Propulsion ............................................................. 11 3.2 Air Propulsion ...................................................................................... 13 3.3 Ion Propulsion ..................................................................................... 14 3.4 Plasma Thruster ................................................................................... 14 Chapter 4: Applications ....................................................................................... 17 4.1 Near Space ........................................................................................... 17 4.2 Earth Orbit ........................................................................................... 17 4.3 Interplanetary ...................................................................................... 18 4.4 Interstellar ........................................................................................... 19 Chapter 5: Recent Developments ........................................................................ 21 5.1 U.S. DOE Programs ............................................................................... 21 5.2 International Programs ........................................................................ 21 5.3 NASA Programs .................................................................................... 23 5.4 Privately Funded Programs .................................................................. 23 Chapter 6: Future Developments ......................................................................... 25 6.1 Near-Term Developments .................................................................... 25 6.2 Mid-Term Developments ...................................................................... 27 6.3 Far-Term Development ......................................................................... 28 Chapter 7: Conclusions ........................................................................................ 30 iii UNCLASSIFIED/F9R. 9ffl@IIIIL tl9E OHLI
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