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UW Plasma Dynamics Laboratory
April 4, 2013
Rocket powered by nuclear fusion could send humans to Mars
![Image of a spacecraft powered by a fusion-driven rocket.](https://uw-s3-cdn.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2013/04/04200240/spacecraft_mars-150x150.jpg)
Astronauts could be a step closer to a fast journey to Mars using a unique manipulation of nuclear fusion devised by UW scientists and those at a Redmond company.