Interstellar Travel II: the Birth of Fusion Drives

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During the Space Age and Cold War, fusion-powered spacecraft systems were investigated as a possible means of reaching another star system within a human lifetime.

Many of the proposed ideas are still on the table today, waiting for future advancements to make them realizable.