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The future of fusion propulsion

Pulsar is a clean space propulsion systems and services company delivering intelligent propulsion now and creating the future through fusion applications. Delivering rocket and electric propulsion today and the prospect of fusion propulsion tomorrow.

Hybrid HDPE engine rocket ready for testing in a snowy surrounding

Rocket

Propulsion

Storable, non-toxic hybrid propulsion offering simplicity, safety, stop and restart ability, throttling ability. Operational now.

OPERATIONAL
A plasma propulsion engine

Electric

Propulsion

Generating thrust from quasi-neutral plasma, electric propulsion plasma engines are incredibly fuel efficient and can save millions of dollars in operating costs.

OPERATIONAL
The DFD enginge being manufactured in a warehouse

Fusion

Propulsion

The future of interstellar space travel, Direct Fusion Drive opens unprecedented possibilities to explore the solar system in a limited amount of time.

IN DEVELOPMENT
FAST TRACKING SCIENCE INTO COMMERCIAL APPLICATION MEET THE TEAM BEHIND THE SCENES

2027 Orbital Demonstration

Pulsar has now proceeded to phase 3, the manufacture of the initial test unit of the DFD engine. Static tests are to begin in 2023 followed by an In Orbit Demonstration (IOD) of the technology in 2027.

The inside of the DFD engine
Rare Earth Barium Copper Oxide (REBCO) superconducting magnets. Allowing for smaller, faster, and less expensive chamber design.
Advanced plasma facing materials using the latest breakthroughs in tokamak diverter technology design. These materials are capable of achieving long lasting, durable confinement required for deep space missions.
The engine is designed in parts for In Orbit Assembly (IOA) allowing for reduced launching costs and a reduction of the mission’s overall Delta V.
INTERSTELLAR SPACE

Fusion Propulsion

Designed to produce both thrust and electric power for interplanetary spacecraft, designers think that this technology can radically expand the science capability of planetary missions.

GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT

Electric Propulsion

Plasma thrusters can extend the orbital lifetime of each satellite and are ideal for applications in small spacecraft for attitude control, precision spacecraft control, and low-thrust manoeuvres.

LOW EARTH ORBIT

Rocket Propulsion

Hybrid rockets avoid some of the disadvantages of solid rockets like the dangers of propellant handling, while also avoiding some disadvantages of liquid rockets like their mechanical complexity.

Operational
hybrid rockets today

Delivering rocket and electric propulsion today and the prospect of fusion propulsion tomorrow.

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Operational
Rocket Propulsion

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158

BILLION USD

Nuclear Fusion Global Assets as of 2024

More has been invested in nuclear fusion in the past 12 months than in the prior decade, raising hopes of a breakthrough in clean energy technology and a huge $2.8bn has been poured into the sector globally during this period.

3

YEARS

To Attain 15x Net Fusion Energy Gain

The 24-year-old fusion record was recently broken – generating the highest sustained fusion energy pulse ever; demonstrating fusion of hydrogen and boron-11 using high-power lasers- produced 10x more fusion than expected.

19.74

BILLION USD

In-space propulsion market size

The advent of the 21st century has changed the market dynamics of the global space industry and the global space propulsion market growth due to the commercialisation of the global space industry and new market players entering the space industry.

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Our
Facilities

Offering state-of-the-art facilities to support our products & research. Our clean room ensures a controlled environment with minimal contaminants, crucial for precision manufacturing and assembly. Additionally, our vacuum chambers provide the necessary conditions to simulate space environments and test the performance of electric propulsion systems.

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Our Electric & Rocket
Propulsion Facilities

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