Will we have Fusion Propulsion before Commercial Fusion?

We can say this with confidence; Fusion is arriving on the stage of accessible energy technologies in the near future. Fusion propulsion is a distinctly simpler engineering problem than commercial fusion reactors, so might we see it deployed first? It seems so. Today’s episode is a discussion of this notion. 00:00 - Intro 00:51 - Elusive Promise 03:06 - Magnets and Electrons 04:41 - Acquiring Thrust 06:39 - Engine Demands 08:02 - The Forefront 08:58 - Projects 10:36 - Direct Fusion