Fusion thrusters on a planet. Problems with temperature and radiation!

I'm really in doubt if a fusion thruster could be used inside a planet (populated places). As i saw in the TV show "The Expanse", their fusion engines are really, really hot, hotter than the surface of the Sun and they can't use it close to stations and on planets. So i ask: in a VTOL spaceship that uses fusion as a way of traveling, would its fusion thrusters and engines be prohibited from being used on a planet? Aside from the main engines that can be changed to atmospheric mode, what about its thrusters? Chemical reaction thrusters aren't efficient because it uses too much propellant. How do i solve this dilemma?

How does the Tempest doesn't destroy everything with its million-degree thrusters??

posted about 7 years ago

Felipe Andrade‭

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