Here are some links to recent articles on Direct Fusion Drive. From the Federal Laboratory Consortium:
https://www.federallabs.org/successes/success-stories/princeton-plasma-physics-laboratory-licenses-fusion-technology-that-could–
From Next Big Future blog:
From Aerospace Testing International:
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Looks like we need to head back to the moon to gather all that Helium-3 :
https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Preparing_for_the_Future/Space_for_Earth/Energy/Helium-3_mining_on_the_lunar_surface