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TIL about the Bussard Ramjet, a theoretical method of spacecraft propulsion for interstellar travel. A spacecraft scoops up hydrogen from the interstellar medium, the hydrogen is compressed until thermonuclear fusion occurs, and the fusion provides thrust for the spacecraft.

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