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A '''fusion scoop''', also known as an '''energy scoop for fusion''', was a means of accessing power by harvesting plasma from a [[star]]'s surface. By the [[42nd century]] fusions scoops were illegal. The cargo vessel ''[[SS Pentallian]]'' used a fusion scoop for "cheap fuel". Most of its crew were killed after they used their scoops to take fuel from [[Torajii]], a sentient star in the Torajii system. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'') | A '''fusion scoop''', also known as an '''energy scoop for fusion''', was a means of accessing power by harvesting [[plasma (physics)|plasma]] from a [[star]]'s surface. By the [[42nd century]] fusions scoops were illegal. The cargo vessel ''[[SS Pentallian]]'' used a fusion scoop for "cheap fuel". Most of its crew were killed after they used their scoops to take fuel from [[Torajii]], a sentient star in the Torajii system. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 18:00, 28 November 2014
A fusion scoop, also known as an energy scoop for fusion, was a means of accessing power by harvesting plasma from a star's surface. By the 42nd century fusions scoops were illegal. The cargo vessel SS Pentallian used a fusion scoop for "cheap fuel". Most of its crew were killed after they used their scoops to take fuel from Torajii, a sentient star in the Torajii system. (TV: 42)
