ABOUT US
We are team FUSE, an undergraduate research team organized under the Gemstone honors program at the University of Maryland, College Park. As of November 2023 we are currently closing in on the end of our analysis for the various components of a full fusion-powered spacecraft propulsion setup, presenting the results of our research internally, and will begin writing up our conclusions shortly. Our mission is to bring the dream of fusion power and human space exploration closer to reality by researching subsystems and components required for a direct-drive propulsion engine, based around centrifugal confinement fusion techniques, in order to push closer to an at-scale prototype someday in the future. We have worked to achieve this goal by using a blend of practical, mathematical, and simulated models for each component, and by leveraging our large team size to holistically consider the interactions and intersections of these various systems.