Editing Fusion rocket (section)

=== Inertial electrostatic ===
Another popular confinement concept for fusion rockets is [[inertial electrostatic confinement]] (IEC), such as in the [[Farnsworth-Hirsch Fusor]] or the [[Polywell]] variation under development by Energy-Matter Conversion Corporation (EMC2). The [[University of Illinois]] has defined a 500-tonne "Fusion Ship II" concept capable of delivering a 100,000&nbsp;kg crewed payload to Jupiter's moon Europa in 210 days. Fusion Ship II utilizes [[ion rocket]] thrusters (343&nbsp;km/s exhaust velocity) powered by ten D-He3 IEC fusion reactors. The concept would need 300 tonnes of [[argon]] propellant for a 1-year round trip to the Jupiter system.<ref name="fusionship2">{{cite web |title=Fusion Ship II - A Fast Manned Interplanetary Space Vehicle Using Inertial Electrostatic Fusion |last1=Webber |first1=J. |last2=Burton |first2=R. L. |last3=Momota |first3=H. |last4=Richardson |first4=N. |last5=Shaban |first5=Y. |last6=Miley |first6=G. H. |url=http://fti.neep.wisc.edu/iecworkshop/PDF/TECHNICAL_TALKS/webber.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617045338/http://fti.neep.wisc.edu/iecworkshop/PDF/TECHNICAL_TALKS/webber.pdf |archive-date=17 June 2012 |url-status=dead |year=2003 |publisher=[[University of Illinois]], U-C, Department of Nuclear, Plasma and Radiological Engineering }}</ref> [[Robert Bussard]] published a series of technical articles discussing its application to spaceflight throughout the 1990s. His work was popularised by an article in the [[Analog Science Fiction and Fact]] publication, where Tom Ligon described how the fusor would make for a highly effective fusion rocket.<ref name="analog-12-1998">{{cite magazine |url=http://torsatron.tripod.com/fusor/fusor.html |title=The World's Simplest Fusion Reactor: And How to Make It Work |magazine=Analog Science Fiction & Fact |last=Ligon |first=Tom |date=December 1998 |volume=118 |issue=12 |location=New York |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615044323/http://torsatron.tripod.com/fusor/fusor.html |archive-date=2006-06-15 }}</ref>