From: daellis94@gmail.com   
      
   So, as the title suggests, I am trying to consider potential options for the   
   reaction control thrusters of a space warship.     
      
   The general design is a vessel in the tens of thousands of metric tonnes range   
   (wet mass, that is) with fusion-powered nuclear thermal drive system and using   
   slush hydrogen as a reaction mass--obviously what is stored as hydrogen slush   
   is exhausted as    
   hydrogen plasma.     
      
   In any case, I am trying to weigh my options for the reaction control   
   thrusters on this warship, hoping to employ thrusters that would not require   
   me to employ additional types of reaction mass.  That leaves me, however, with   
   a rather small selection of    
   engine types to consider.  I'm leaning toward arcjets, since it seems as   
   though they might be my best choice for a non-nuclear thermal rocket using   
   monopropellant.     
      
   Any ideas from the rest of you folks?   
      
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