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by Carl White
Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:20 pm
Forum: News
Topic: MIT claim they will build the SPARC
Replies: 67
Views: 159818

Re: MIT claim they will build the SPARC

"Historic news for CFS: We've signed a landmark agreement with @Google"

https://x.com/CFS_energy/status/1939670266172334165

The tweet includes a video and mentions that Google is increasing its corporate investment in CFS
by Carl White
Wed Jun 25, 2025 11:16 pm
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 794
Views: 882309

Re: EM Drive

So, Rogue Space Systems stated that it is satisfied that the cubesat is fully operational.

90 days in, no sign that it's under any sort of propulsion. *shrugs*
by Carl White
Fri Jun 13, 2025 6:20 am
Forum: News
Topic: Spherical Tokamaks
Replies: 38
Views: 53357

Re: Spherical Tokamaks

"Nuclear fusion gets $3.4 billion boost as UK repurposes old coal plant site" https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-gets-3-4-billion-boost-as-uk-repurposes-old-coal-plant-site The ambitious project, known as STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production), will rise from the ashes ...
by Carl White
Fri Jun 06, 2025 1:19 am
Forum: News
Topic: Small Tri Alpha news blurp
Replies: 271
Views: 436032

Re: Small Tri Alpha news blurp

by Carl White
Sun May 11, 2025 5:55 pm
Forum: News
Topic: General Fusion in the news
Replies: 612
Views: 552348

Re: General Fusion in the news

Bad news :( "General Fusion lays off staff due to 'unexpected and urgent financing constraints' " https://physicsworld.com/a/general-fusion-lays-off-staff-due-to-unexpected-and-urgent-financing-constraints/ Canada has put a fair bit of money into General Fusion. If Trudeau up there had diverted even...
by Carl White
Thu May 08, 2025 7:57 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024
Replies: 817
Views: 496585

Re: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024

From the David Kirtley tweet above:
Polaris_being_tested.jpg
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by Carl White
Tue May 06, 2025 7:47 pm
Forum: News
Topic: General Fusion in the news
Replies: 612
Views: 552348

Re: General Fusion in the news

Announcing to the world that they are in need of financial support unfortunately seems like desperation. The sort of thing one does after having approached many sources of VC unsuccessfully. :(
by Carl White
Mon Apr 28, 2025 4:20 am
Forum: News
Topic: First Light Fusion News
Replies: 19
Views: 29305

Re: First Light Fusion News

Unfortunately, things don't appear to be looking good for First Light: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/british-nuclear-fusion-pioneer-wipes-142715306.html .. the nuclear group abandoned plans for a prototype power plant based on its “projectile fusion” technology because of a lack of funding. Instead...
by Carl White
Mon Apr 28, 2025 4:15 am
Forum: News
Topic: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024
Replies: 817
Views: 496585

Re: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024

David Kirtley wrote:Our team is crushing it right now!! Incredible to have so many people working around the clock - especially on the weekends - to get things done. Some of the best work happens on Saturdays at the office!
https://x.com/dekirtley/status/1916357936286470485
by Carl White
Fri Apr 25, 2025 6:59 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024
Replies: 817
Views: 496585

Re: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024

Here's a nice slide from the stack:
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by Carl White
Sun Mar 30, 2025 6:23 pm
Forum: Administration
Topic: Forum performance and error messages
Replies: 5
Views: 12872

Re: Forum performance and error messages

It feels like the performance problem is killing this forum :(
by Carl White
Sun Mar 30, 2025 4:01 am
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 794
Views: 882309

Re: EM Drive

https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/graph-orbit-data.php?CATNR=63235 EDIT: We have not been notified of a permanent NORAD ID yet. 63235 is OBJECT_AB which refers to a piece of space debris from the Argentinian satellite SAC-C, an Earth observation satellite launched on November 21, 2000. The tempor...
by Carl White
Sun Mar 23, 2025 12:46 am
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 794
Views: 882309

Re: EM Drive

No SATCAT number yet, but SatNOGS is showing green pings.
by Carl White
Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:46 am
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 794
Views: 882309

Re: EM Drive

There's another IVO Quantum Drive in orbit now aboard Rogue Space System's new satellite OTP-2. This was launched on SpaceX Transporter 13 a few days ago. OTP-2 doesn't seem to appear on celestrak.org but there have been tweets that the satellite is alive and kicking. There's also an experimental io...