Spaceflight 🚀<p>The <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/FireStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FireStar</span></a> Drive begins a fusion process by adding <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/boron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boron</span></a> into the thruster exhaust. The base thruster generates high-speed protons through the ionization of water vapor. These protons collide with the nucleus of a boron atom, which starts the fusion reaction. The technique produced ionizing radiation and increased the base propulsion unit’s thrust by 50% 📈 <a href="https://interestingengineering.com/space/nuclear-fusion-powered-electric-propulsion-drive" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">interestingengineering.com/spa</span><span class="invisible">ce/nuclear-fusion-powered-electric-propulsion-drive</span></a></p><p><a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketStar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RocketStar</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/SpacecraftPropulsion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpacecraftPropulsion</span></a> <a href="https://spacey.space/tags/RocketScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RocketScience</span></a></p>