Mikhail Kovalchuk, the head of the Kurchatov Institute, has approved the idea of building a thermonuclear power plant in space. He highlighted the importance of two main conditions for achieving thermonuclear fusion in space: the presence of a vacuum and extremely low temperatures.

Kovalchuk also revealed that in Russia, there are considerations for using plasma thrusters for long-distance space travel. These innovative thrusters operate by utilizing ionized gas instead of traditional fuel sources.