NASA, Ad Astra Make Propulsion Pact

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON — Ad Astra Rocket Co. will attempt to raise the technical readiness level of its Vasimr plasma rocket engine through prolonged ground trials under the terms of a potential three-year, $9 million fixed price contract administered through NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration...

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