Yep! This is one reason why I argue we should do lowish power density fusion, in space, using the vacuum of space. There’s a nice set of existence proofs, and the gentle magnetic fields do a much better job of confining energyhttps://twitter.com/michael_nielsen/status/1223291031338115072 …
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Replying to @DanielleFong
What is the advantage of that over just big solar fields in space, and does it make the transport problem any less onerous than space based solar power?
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Replying to @ID_AA_Carmack
Oh sorry, I never saw this! Well, one big advantage is that you get a mag shield for free Another is that you can (probably) get orders of magnitudes more specific thrust. I realise this is aggressive! Ion thrusters have really anemic thrust so far, but it could go up.
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Replying to @DanielleFong
Ah, for propulsion that is interesting (although fission fragment is probably much simpler); I thought you were talking about power production for terrestrial consumption like space based solar power.
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Replying to @ID_AA_Carmack
The hope would be to get *good* at fusion for propulsion and probably moon bases, and then import the learnin' for the earth.
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BTW how are you? How is your AI exploration going? I heard you were working with your son? That sounds fun!
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