Fusion Rocket

A Fusion Rocket or Fusion Torch Drive (aka F-Drive or R_F-Drive) is not much more than than a fusion reactor with a steady stream of hydrogen going in and a hole in one end expelling super-heated helium-plasma reaction product.

• A Fusion Torch Drive is essentially an Open-Cycle Nuclear Thermal Rocket.

Description (Specifications)

Super-heated helium plasma expelled at tremendous velocities forms the reaction mass. Because of the nature of the drive, the exhaust is extremely dangerous. It can not be used within planetary atmospheres. Passing through the exhaust plume at close range (~200km or less) can cause radiation damage to ships crews.

Because of these effects many systems have restrictions on using fusion drive within the local traffic area (10 planetary diameters). Restrictions range from strict control on when and where the drive may be aimed for course changes and to require the drive to run at reduced thrust.

STL Drive Specifications

STL Drive Specifications (Starship Propulsion)

Category	Specifications	Remarks
Name	Fusion Torch Drive	TBD
Drive Type	Nuclear Rocket	TBD
Velocity	TBD	TBD
Duration	TBD	TBD
Hazards	Radiation	A Fusion Torch Drive is essentially an Open-Cycle Nuclear Thermal Rocket
Physical Constraints	TBD	TBD
Geometry	TBD	TBD
Levels	TBD	TBD
Entry	TBD	TBD
Exit	TBD	TBD
Fuel	LHyd	TBD
Resource Requirements	TBD	TBD
Inventor	TBD	TBD
Characteristics	TBD	TBD

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Alternate or Related Names for Fusion Rockets

1. F-Drive
2. R_F -Drive
3. Fusion Torch Drive/Rocket

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Library Data Referral Tree

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:

Starships:

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Speed-of-Travel

• Speed of Travel

• NAFAL (STL) - (Not As Fast As Light) / (Slower Than Light)
• Light Speed (c)
• FTL - (Faster Than Light) - "Superluminal"

• Astronomical Unit (AU)

» Imperial Standard Astronomical Unit

• Light-second (ls)
• Light-minute (lm)
• Light-hour (lh)
• Light-day (ld)
• Light-week (lw)
• Light-year (ly)
• Parsec (pc)

» Solomani Parsec

» Vilani Parsec ("Deshi")

» Imperial Standard Parsec

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Impulse-Drives

• Spacecraft Drives (Interplanetary Drives)

• Reaction Drives:

• Reaction Rockets:

• R-Drive (Rocket Drive)
• O-Drive (Orion Drive)
• P_H-Drive (HEPlaR Drive)

• Impulse Drives:

(Field Propulsion Drives / Propellantless Drives)

• Z-Drive (Lifter / <1.0 D)
• G-Drive (Gravitic Drive / <10.0 D)
• M-Drive (Maneuver Drive/Thruster / <1000.0 D)
• N-Drive (NAFAL Drive / <¹/₈ ly)

• Reactionless Drives:

• T-Drive (Reactionless Motion Thruster):

• Gyroscopic Inertial Thruster (GIT)
• Dean Space-Thruster Drive

• T_N-Drive (Reactionless Field Thruster: Advanced Gravito-Nuclear Impulse Thruster)

• Deep Space Maneuver System - ("Reactionless")

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Interstellar-Drives

• Starship Drives (Interstellar Drives)
  • N-Drive (NAFAL Drive / < ¹/₈ ly)
  • J-Drive (Jump Drive / > 100 D)
  • Alternative FTL Drives

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Loren Wiseman. "Sublight Drives." Challenge 72 (1994): TBD.
• Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), 71.
• Don Perrin. Starships (Imperium Games, 1996), 71.
• David Golden, Guy Garnett. Fire, Fusion & Steel (Imperium Games, 1997), 66.
• SS&V #4 - Gravitics vs. Fusion Rockets
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science