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Antimatter propulsion
Antimatter propulsion









antimatter propulsion

They also use tens of thousands of times less fuel. Antimeter rockets could provide a lot more thrust than the current chemical or even nuclear-based rocket.

antimatter propulsion

Scientists and rocket engineers are currently working on a new type of rocket called an antimatter rocket that could hit speeds of 72 million mph and potentially becomes the spacecraft for future interstellar travel. Unfortunately, this type of rocket fuel is very limiting and not suitable for manned interstellar travel. NASA and private space agencies use both fuels rely on this fuel technology to get rockets off Earth. As astronaut Scott Kelly pointed out, it’ll take us 800,000 years to get to the TRAPPIST-1 star system.Īt this point in human history, every rocket we’ve ever launched into space is propelled by chemical-based fuel–solid or liquid fuel. The current rocket propulsion technology hasn’t changed significantly since it was originally developed in the 1920s.

antimatter propulsion

So, what about if NASA wants to explore other planets like Proxima b which is 4.24 light-years away? Unfortunately, we can’t. Today, the top speed ever reached by NASA ion thruster-powered spacecraft is 200,000 mph. After traveling for 203 days and 300 million miles at the speed of about 24,600 miles per hour, NASA Perseverance Rover landed on Mars on February 18, 2021. Last July, NASA successfully launched the Mars Perseverance rover into space.











Antimatter propulsion