{"id":4654,"date":"2013-09-26T17:33:31","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T17:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4654"},"modified":"2013-09-26T17:33:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T17:33:31","slug":"fiso-msnw-llc-and-the-first-realistic-approach-to-fusion-based-propulsion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4654","title":{"rendered":"FISO: MSNW LLC and &#8220;the first realistic approach to fusion-based propulsion&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest presentation to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/2233\/1\" target=\"_d\">Future In-Space Operations (FISO)<\/a> study group is now posted in the <a href=\"http:\/\/spirit.as.utexas.edu\/~fiso\/archivelist.htm\" target=\"_d\">FISO Working Group Presentations Archive<\/a>. Both <a href=\"http:\/\/spirit.as.utexas.edu\/%7Efiso\/telecon\/Pancotti_9-25-13\/Pancotti_9-25-13.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">slides (pdf)<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/spirit.as.utexas.edu\/%7Efiso\/telecon\/Pancotti_9-25-13\/Pancotti.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">audio (mp3)<\/a> are available for the talk, <a href=\"http:\/\/spirit.as.utexas.edu\/%7Efiso\/telecon\/Pancotti_9-25-13\/\" target=\"_d\"><em>90 Day Single Launch to Mars: A Case Study for The Fusion Driven Rocket<\/em>, Anthony Pancotti, MSNW LLC. &#8211; September 25, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This talk is about the <a href=\"http:\/\/msnwllc.com\/space-propulsion\" target=\"_blank\">fusion propulsion program<\/a> at the company <a href=\"http:\/\/msnwllc.com\/\" target=\"_d\">MSNW LLC<\/a>, which is a spinoff of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aa.washington.edu\/faculty\/slough\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Prof. John Slough<\/a>&#8216;s research program at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aa.washington.edu\/research\/plasmadynamics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Plasma Dynamics Lab<\/a> at the University of Washington. In 2012 MSNW won a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/offices\/oct\/early_stage_innovation\/niac\/niac_2012_phaseIandII_awards.html\" target=\"_d\">NASA NIAC 2012 Phase\u00a0 II Award<\/a> to develop this fusion propulsion concept:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washington.edu\/news\/2013\/04\/04\/rocket-powered-by-nuclear-fusion-could-send-humans-to-mars\/\" target=\"_d\">Rocket powered by nuclear fusion could send humans to Mars &#8211; UW Today &#8211; Apr.4.13 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/offices\/oct\/early_stage_innovation\/niac\/2012_phaseII_fellows_slough.html\" target=\"_d\">The Fusion Driven Rocket: Nuclear Propulsion through Direct Conversion of Fusion Energy &#8211; NASA NIAC <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/FusionDrivenRocket?feature=watch\" target=\"_d\">FusionDrivenRocket &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are some slides from his FISO talk:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4655\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4655\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1081,823\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSNW_Fusion_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_1-1024x779.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4655\" alt=\"MSNW_Fusion_1\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_1-1024x779.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_1-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_1-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_1.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4656\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"961,721\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSNW_Fusion_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4656\" alt=\"MSNW_Fusion_2\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_2.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_2.jpg 961w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4657\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4657\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1079,725\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSNW_Fusion_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_3-1024x688.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4657\" alt=\"MSNW_Fusion_3\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_3-1024x688.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_3-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_3-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_3.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4658\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4658\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"941,779\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSNW_Fusion_4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_4.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4658\" alt=\"MSNW_Fusion_4\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_4.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_4.jpg 941w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_4-300x248.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4659\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1045,713\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSNW_Fusion_5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_5-1024x698.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4659\" alt=\"MSNW_Fusion_5\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_5-1024x698.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_5-1024x698.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_5-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_5.jpg 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4660\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"935,751\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSNW_Fusion_6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_6.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4660\" alt=\"MSNW_Fusion_6\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_6.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_6.jpg 935w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_6-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4661\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4661\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1075,749\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSNW_Fusion_7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_7-1024x713.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4661\" alt=\"MSNW_Fusion_7\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_7-1024x713.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_7-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_7-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_7.jpg 1075w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4662\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=4662\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1089,763\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MSNW_Fusion_8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_8-1024x717.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4662\" alt=\"MSNW_Fusion_8\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_8-1024x717.jpg\" width=\"520\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_8-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_8-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/MSNW_Fusion_8.jpg 1089w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. Both slides (pdf) and audio (mp3) are available for the talk, 90 Day Single Launch to Mars: A Case Study for The Fusion Driven Rocket, Anthony Pancotti, MSNW LLC. &#8211; September 25, 2013 This &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4654\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">FISO: MSNW LLC and &#8220;the first realistic approach to fusion-based propulsion&#8221;<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets","category-science-and-technology","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1d4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5159,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5159","url_meta":{"origin":4654,"position":0},"title":"Sci-Tech: Nuclear fusion projects including General Fusion, Helion Energy and MSNW","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 2, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's an overview of several fusion power projects:\u00a0The Nuclear Fusion Arms Race Is Underway - \u00a0Motherboard. And here is info on a couple of alternative fusion approaches. General Fusion, a Canadian based company that has raised $33M so far from Jeff Bezos and other private sources, is aiming for a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Science and Technology&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Science and Technology","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=9"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/zf8QIJ2VgqU\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3609,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3609","url_meta":{"origin":4654,"position":1},"title":"FISO: Direct Fusion Drive for Fast Mars Missions with Orion Spacecraft","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. 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(See also\u00a0postings for previous NIAC symposiums.) Here is a\u00a0sampling of the sessions: Joshua Rovey, University of Missouri, Rolla, Experimental Demonstration and System Analysis\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Future space&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Future space","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=82"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1132,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=1132","url_meta":{"origin":4654,"position":4},"title":"FISO: Reducing costs of space exploration with advanced in-space propulsion","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 14, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest presentation to the Future In-Space Operations (FISO) study group is now posted in the FISO Working Group Presentations Archive. 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