Thermonuclear engines in rocket science

Abstract

The intensive development of rocket science is attracting more and more attention. The creation of thermonuclear engines will take rocket science to a new level and will make longer flights possible. In the future, the use of rockets with thermonuclear engine could even enable an interstellar voyage to the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri. Nowadays scientists are working on creating weaker and correspondingly more compact reactors that can be installed on the rocket board. The main task of the paper is to describe why the use of thermonuclear engines will lead to more efficient space flight and identify its shortcomings.