One step closer to controlling nuclear fusion

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9. I'm completely agnostic about the type of fusion, I just hope is succeeds sooner not later

NIF seems to be a good candidate for a thermal nuclear space propulsion system as well as for a fusion reactor, IMO.

But, I'm not counting any of the competitors out in the race to achieve significant power output over breakeven. ITER claims 5x to 10x. Personally, I hope they all succeed: then we'll have several different options that can be improved upon till we settle on the most efficient, or figure out which ones are best for specialized purposes such as space applications and providing thermal process heat for industry as well as district heating for cities. Who knows, maybe there will end up being several different approaches that fit different applications. I won't complain about that.