fusion rocket

English

Noun

fusion rocket (plural fusion rockets)

1. (astronautics) a rocket engine that uses nuclear fusion reactions for propulsive force
2. (astronautics) a spacecraft having a fusion reactor that powers the rocket
3. (astronautics) a nuclear-pulse rocket that uses thermonuclear bombs to supply propulsive force

Related terms

• nuclear rocket
• fission rocket

See also

• Bussard ramjet
• nuclear-electric rocket
• nuclear-thermal rocket
• nuclear-thermoelectric rocket
• pulse rocket
• anti-matter rocket