{"id":1861,"date":"2026-03-09T10:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/uk-atomic-energy-authority-to-support-pulsar-fusion-on-sunbird-neutron-shielding\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T10:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:10:02","slug":"uk-atomic-energy-authority-to-support-pulsar-fusion-on-sunbird-neutron-shielding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/uk-atomic-energy-authority-to-support-pulsar-fusion-on-sunbird-neutron-shielding\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Atomic Energy Authority to Support Pulsar Fusion on Sunbird Neutron Shielding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/sunbird_639086389572361147.webp\" width=\"712\" height=\"377\" alt=\"UK Atomic Energy Authority to Support Pulsar Fusion on Sunbird Neutron Shielding\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/sunbird_639086389572361147.webp\" style=\"opacity: 0.999861;\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/sunbird_639086389572361147.webp\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"712\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"377\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pulsar Fusion<\/strong>, the British space propulsion company developing advanced propulsion systems for the next era of deep-space exploration, announced that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is supporting Pulsar through a specialist programme of neutron shielding and activation modelling for its Sunbird fusion propulsion initiative.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The work will provide high-level modelling and analysis to inform shielding approaches and materials considerations for future fusion-powered spacecraft architectures, helping to advance the engineering foundations required for sustained operation in deep-space environments. UKAEA\u2019s involvement brings world-leading expertise in fusion-adjacent materials modelling and radiation analysis, supporting Pulsar\u2019s mission to develop breakthrough propulsion technologies that could dramatically reduce journey times across the solar system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is Space Propulsion System?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is an important step forward for Sunbird,\u201d said <strong>Richard Dinan<\/strong><strong>, Founder and CEO of Pulsar Fusion<\/strong>. \u201cUKAEA\u2019s support strengthens the technical groundwork behind our fusion propulsion roadmap and reflects the growing momentum behind the UK\u2019s role in building the future fusion economy, not only on Earth, but in space.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sunbird is Pulsar Fusion\u2019s long-term programme to develop high-performance fusion propulsion concepts designed to enable faster, more efficient transport for spacecraft beyond Earth orbit. The modelling work forms part of Pulsar\u2019s broader effort to combine British scientific capability, industrial innovation and allied partnerships to deliver the next generation of propulsion systems for international missions. Further updates will be shared as the programme progresses. Pulsar Fusion recently secured an 18-month contract with the European Space Agency to advance its Hall-effect thruster technology, further validating the company\u2019s growing capabilities in next-generation space propulsion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pulsar Fusion, the British space propulsion company developing advanced propulsion systems for the next era of deep-space exploration, announced that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is supporting Pulsar through a specialist programme of neutron shielding and activation modelling for its Sunbird fusion propulsion initiative.&nbsp; The work will provide high-level modelling and analysis to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,49,20],"class_list":["post-1861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-ground","tag-propulsion-systems","tag-satellite"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}