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Plasma ignites inside a fusion rocket engine

development2026-03-28

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British scientists at Pulsar Fusion achieved what they describe as the first plasma ignition inside a nuclear fusion rocket engine, potentially shrinking Mars missions from months to weeks.

Reporting date: 2026-03-28 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to March 28, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to March 28, 2026

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Pulsar Fusion

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Antimatter is transported outside a laboratory for the first time

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Plasma ignites inside a fusion rocket engine
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Reporting date: 2026-03-28
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-28-plasma-ignition-in-a-fusion-rocket
Claim: British scientists at Pulsar Fusion achieved what they describe as the first plasma ignition inside a nuclear fusion rocket engine, potentially shrinking Mars missions from months to weeks.
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- Welcome to March 28, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-28-2026
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