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After what the USAians achieved with a net positive output, hopefully they can match and surpass that. Fusion is one of the few technologies that can get us to 1 on Kardashev scale.
Ok but what if coal powered space craft?
I'd rather not suffocate lol
Get marketing to convince the rich folk it is an "activated charcoal" infused air
But coal workers are a bedrock of American ideals! We can't take their jobs!
Is a /s needed? I don't know anymore. Do people really enjoy being coal miners and want their children to follow that wonderful career? I can get a yes to that question but only from people who have no idea what that entails.
Let's pollute space! We can do it 💪
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2008/03/Debris_objects_in_low-Earth_orbit_LEO
Way ahead of you
-Musk, "Get your shovels ready lads, we are going to Mars!"
Too low fuel density to work id assume, and most engine designs expect a liquid fuel