Pulsar Fusion to open new office in Austin, Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — A UK-based fusion rocket propulsion company announced it’s opening a new office in the U.S. in Austin.

A spokesperson for Pulsar Fusion said the move puts the company in “the heart of the rapidly growing American space and innovation ecosystem.”

The company develops hyper-fast space propulsion systems through nuclear fusion. It claims this is an alternative with sufficient exhaust speed and thrust to propel spacecraft beyond the solar system.

“Nuclear fusion is the pinnacle of space propulsion technology,” CEO Richard Dinan said. “These reactors are uniquely suited for in-orbit use, and in many ways, it’s more practical to use fusion for space propulsion than for energy on Earth. That said, we must pursue both and I believe we will ultimately succeed in both.”

As part of its future mission planning, the company released a concept video showing a mission to Saturn’s moon Titan powered by its so-called Sunbird platform. The company said the video illustrates how its fusion systems could cut travel times, delivering critical payloads across the solar system faster and more efficiently than current propulsion methods allow.

Pulsar Fusion did not say when or where its new Austin office will open. KVUE has reached out to the company for more details. 

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