Jun 24, 2026 04:24 PM
Seems like much ado over just a simple statement that no actual investment has been attached to yet.
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SpaceX and NASA leaders hail antimatter propulsion rockets for journeys beyond Mars
https://interestingengineering.com/innov...ys-to-mars
EXCERPTS: The world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk, has predicted that trillions of dollars will be spent on antimatter propulsion in the future as humanity attempts to travel to other star systems. The idea was supported by NASA’s top boss, Jared Isaacman, setting the tone for what could come in the near future.
Using antimatter propulsion to travel to far-away solar systems might sound straight out of science fiction, but that’s exactly how big ideas come to life. A human settlement on the Moon has been used multiple times in sci-fiction, and it is most likely to become a reality in the coming decade, if not earlier.
Musk’s own success in recent years has come from pushing ideas that sound straight out of science fiction into reality. Whether the electric car or a rocket powerful enough to send a human mission to Mars, Musk has been predicting them to come true. Recently, the SpaceX founder and CEO shared a new prediction about antimatter propulsion on the social media platform X and received overwhelming support.
[...] As Gizmodo pointed out, startups like Positron Dynamics have already claimed that their positron-based technology makes rocket engines 1,000 times more efficient than state-of-the-art ion thrusters.
This is where Isaacman’s support could help. While NASA has supported theoretical research on antimatter, if Isaacman and the team at NASA could sharpen the focus on antimatter propulsion, more money could flow into its research... (MORE - missing details)
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SpaceX and NASA leaders hail antimatter propulsion rockets for journeys beyond Mars
https://interestingengineering.com/innov...ys-to-mars
EXCERPTS: The world’s first trillionaire, Elon Musk, has predicted that trillions of dollars will be spent on antimatter propulsion in the future as humanity attempts to travel to other star systems. The idea was supported by NASA’s top boss, Jared Isaacman, setting the tone for what could come in the near future.
Using antimatter propulsion to travel to far-away solar systems might sound straight out of science fiction, but that’s exactly how big ideas come to life. A human settlement on the Moon has been used multiple times in sci-fiction, and it is most likely to become a reality in the coming decade, if not earlier.
Musk’s own success in recent years has come from pushing ideas that sound straight out of science fiction into reality. Whether the electric car or a rocket powerful enough to send a human mission to Mars, Musk has been predicting them to come true. Recently, the SpaceX founder and CEO shared a new prediction about antimatter propulsion on the social media platform X and received overwhelming support.
[...] As Gizmodo pointed out, startups like Positron Dynamics have already claimed that their positron-based technology makes rocket engines 1,000 times more efficient than state-of-the-art ion thrusters.
This is where Isaacman’s support could help. While NASA has supported theoretical research on antimatter, if Isaacman and the team at NASA could sharpen the focus on antimatter propulsion, more money could flow into its research... (MORE - missing details)