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Ad Astra, Aethera Set Sights On Electric Propulsion Advance

Ad Astra Rocket Co. is poised to bring the company’s Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) electric propulsion system to a Technical Readiness Level (TRL) of 6, or ready for a space trial, a long-sought goal.def Ad Astra, of suburban Houston, and Aethera Technologies Ltd., of...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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