Advanced Plasma Engine Entering Full-Power Test
Credit: AD ASTRA ROCKET CO.
Engineers at Ad Astra Rocket Co. here are gradually easing up the power levels on a large experimental version of the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (Vasimr) pioneered by seven-time space shuttle astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz. The concept is approaching a significant milestone for in...
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