“[C]ritical to deep space exploration will be the development of breakthrough propulsion systems.” — U.S. President Barack Obama, Kennedy Space Center, April 15, 2010 The Obama administration claims ...

The VASIMR spacecraft engine that is the brainchild of Tico physicist Franklin Chang Díaz is one step closer to reality, Chang’s company Ad Astra Rocket Company reported this week. The VASIMR is ...

A proposed portable nuclear reactor (simplified solid core) is the size of a hot tub and will be able to generate 27MW. It is in funded development. A 200 KW version of the Vasimr engine is being ...

A next-generation plasma rocket being developed by former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz called the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) has been touted as a way to get ...

I will look at two near term space systems the Vasimr and the solar electric sail. Both could provide a significant increase in the performance of various space missions. Both have their advantages ...

That said, the VASIMR rocket, developed by the Ad Astra Rocket Company might just bring human exploration of the red planet within reach. Because when it comes down to it, it’s all about the need for ...

New York, July 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket) Engine ...

An innovative plasma rocket being built as a spare for one heading to the International Space Station may have a space mission of its own: visiting an asteroid. Equipped with an electric propulsion ...

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This article is intended to correct significant inaccuracies and misconceptions about the VASIMR® engine technology and its development, including several that have recently appeared in the electronic ...

VASIMR (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket) Engine Market Overview: The variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket (VASIMR) is an electrothermal thruster being developed for potential ...

Ad Astra Rocket Company reports two important advances with its VX-200 high power VASIMR(R) engine prototype: 1) a significant increase in its high power performance over previous test data obtained ...