UK Scientistic are making advancements in the achieving of fusion-powered rockets with the space tech company Pulsar Fusion working on the ‘Sunbird’ rocket. The space company aims for 2027 demonstration of technology that could halve Mars travel times by nuclear fusion.
The company has revealed a secret project that could change how humans travel between planets. After ten years of quiet research, Pulsar Fusion has unveiled a nuclear fusion-powered rocket called ‘Sunbird’. This spacecraft isn’t just another science fiction concept—it’s being designed to fly by 2027, with tests already planned this year.
The company shared the news at the Space-Comm Expo in London, showing off a concept video and new design details. Pulsar Fusion believes the Sunbird can slash the time it takes to reach Mars by half and carry spacecraft across vast distances using a unique docking and towing system.
Sunbird is far more than a drawing on paper. Pulsar Fusion has already built two large vacuum chambers—the biggest in the U.K.—to test the rocket’s systems this year. These static tests won’t use real helium-3. Instead, the team will use inert gases to simulate how the engine might behave. If all goes well, they’ll begin in-orbit demonstrations in 2027.
Richard Dinan, the founder and CEO of Pulsar Fusion, which is making the rockets said “We have recently commissioned not one, but two of the largest space propulsion testing chambers in the U.K., if not all of Europe, Pulsar is now an international space propulsion testing powerhouse, and we have ambitious plans to expand rapidly.”
There is no official date for building the first full-scale Sunbird, but Pulsar Fusion is preparing to raise the money it will need. Dinan called the project “too speculative” to set a clear timeline.
The Sunbird is more than a rocket—it’s a reusable space vehicle. Once docked in orbit, it can be refueled and recharged for multiple missions. That’s different from most spacecraft today, which are either discarded after use or burn up during reentry.
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Pulsar Fusion says it wants the U.K. to be a leader in advanced space propulsion. With its past work on plasma thrusters and nuclear fission engines, and now its Sunbird project, the company is earning a reputation for turning big ideas into real tech.
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