Could We Reach Mars Faster With Nuclear Fusion-Powered Rockets? Published on April 07, 2025 at 04:27AM Nuclear fusion ā which releases four times the energy of fission ā could theoretically happen sooner in space than on earth, reports CNN. "And it could help spacecraft achieve speeds of up to 500,000 miles (805,000 kilometers) per hour ā more than the fastest object ever built..." With funding from the UK Space Agency, British startup Pulsar Fusion has unveiled Sunbird, a space rocket concept designed to meet spacecraft in orbit, attach to them, and carry them to their destination at breakneck speed using nuclear fusion... For now, Sunbird is in the very early stages of construction and it has exceptional engineering challenges to overcome, but Pulsar says it hopes to achieve fusion in orbit for the first time in 2027. [Pulsar's founder/CEO says the first functional Sunbird would be ready four to five years later.] If the rocket ever becomes operational, it could one d...
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