Fusion drive

Fusion drives are essentially just a compact fusion reactor, fusing helium-3 and deuterium. This is achieved by heating the isotopes into a plasma of bare nuclei, which can only be contained with magnetic containment fields.

This plasma is heated to over 600 million degrees kelvin through the use of microwaves, which triggers a type of fusion producing helium nuclei, which can be fired through a magnetic jet nozzle.

Fusion drives are the primary propulsion methods for ships travelling slower than the speed of light.