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AIMStar

AIMStar was a proposed antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion craft that uses clouds of antiprotons to initiate micro fission and fusion within fuel pellets. A magnetic nozzle derives motive force from the resulting explosions.

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AIMStar was a proposed antimatter-catalyzed nuclear pulse propulsion craft that uses clouds of antiprotons to initiate micro fission and fusion within fuel pellets. A magnetic nozzle derives motive force from the resulting explosions.

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