Antimatter propulsion

[Anonymous No.10028274]

We are already able to produce minuscule amounts of antimatter. Could antimatter be possibly used as a fuel for propulsion in the future once we figure out how to produce large amounts of it and store it effectively? It would be extremely efficient, as it creates no byproducts except pure energy when interacting with regular matter. What would be the downsides as opposed to chemical propulsion?

[Anonymous No.10028299]

Ever hear of positron Dynamics???https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=n2pWv-D84W0

[Anonymous No.10028308]

>>10028299
>Ever hear of positron Dynamics???
no

[Anonymous No.10028417]

>>10028274
Wouldn't it cost more energy to make the antimatter than you would get out of using it?

[Anonymous No.10028450]

>>10028417
It costs more energy to extract and process oil than energy you get out of it but that doesn't stop us from doing it. We turn it into a more compact and usable form, at the cost of some lost energy. Same concept here.

[Anonymous No.10028462]

>>10028417
OP did have the caveat "when we can mass produce and store it," I'd assume an economic price point is part of that bargain.

[Anonymous No.10028464]

>>10028274
We will never use antimatter as a fuel for space travel. Small scale stuff that requires miniscule amounts, maybe, but even that is far fetched. The reason being pretty well stated in your picture. It requires shittons of energy, and time to produce a tiny bit of antimatter. This is not something we will get much better at. Yes, there are surely improvements to be made, but the biggest hurdle is the laws of physics themselves. If we were ever able to produce meaningful quantities of it, we would already have an excellent power source for space travel, just using the required equipment to make it.

[Anonymous No.10028616]

>>10028274
No. It's stupid. It creates the most harmful and dangerous form of radiation, with neutral charge, that travels on opposite direction from each other. Meaning, it can't be directed, it will penetrate heavy shielding, and it doesn't produce thrust by itself. The only thing it has going for it is energy density, but it's a moot point if you can't actually use this energy effectively.

[Anonymous No.10028626]

>>10028450

[TobiasNoel No.10029153]

>>10028274
Only in the outer atmosphere.

[Anonymous No.10030683]

>>10028274
Local generator running stuff. Yes.
Star Trek shit powering warp drives. No.

[Anonymous No.10030686]

>>10028417
yes but it doesnt really matter.