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INTERSTELLAR DIVE TRADE-OFF STUDY
| SYSTEM | Isp (1000s) |
FEASIBILITY |
| FUSION MICRO-EXPLOSION | 1020 | MEDIUM |
| LASER-PUMPED LIGHT SAIL | N/A* | LOW |
| ION DRIVE | 3.5–10 | HIGH |
| THERMAL EXPANSION OF GAS | 39 | HIGH–V. LOW |
| MATTER/ANTI-MATTER DRIVE | 100 | EXTREMELY LOW |
* EXTERNAL DRIVE SOURCE--3.75 TERRAWATT LASER
