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Project Icarus Plans to Harvest Gas from Uranus for Interstellar TravelA group of scientists, working on a mission called Project Icarus, are exploring the possibility of harvesting gas from Uranus to fuel a theoretical mission to another star. Helium-3 is the gas they are after -- the Earth's supply ran out many moons ago -- and it holds great potential for clean and efficient fusion power. In addition to fueling a very powerful engine that could send a probe to another star, Helium-3 could be a useful gas to have on hand on Earth -- you'd need only<strong> 14,000 tons to power the entire planet for a year.</strong>1
Project Icarus Plans to Harvest Gas from Uranus for Interstellar TravelA group of scientists, working on a mission called Project Icarus, are exploring the possibility of harvesting gas from Uranus to fuel a theoretical mission to another star. Helium-3 is the gas they are after -- the Earth's supply ran out many moons ago -- and it holds great potential for clean and efficient fusion power. In addition to fueling a very powerful engine that could send a probe to another star, Helium-3 could be a useful gas to have on hand on Earth -- you'd need only<strong> 14,000 tons to power the entire planet for a year.</strong>2
Project Icarus Plans to Harvest Gas from Uranus for Interstellar TravelA group of scientists, working on a mission called Project Icarus, are exploring the possibility of harvesting gas from Uranus to fuel a theoretical mission to another star. Helium-3 is the gas they are after -- the Earth's supply ran out many moons ago -- and it holds great potential for clean and efficient fusion power. In addition to fueling a very powerful engine that could send a probe to another star, Helium-3 could be a useful gas to have on hand on Earth -- you'd need only<strong> 14,000 tons to power the entire planet for a year.</strong>3
