NASA Ad Astra Contract Extends Plasma Rocket Development

Ad Astra artist rendering
Credit: Ad Astra Rocket Co.
NASA has awarded the Ad Astra Rocket Co. a $4 million, two-year contract for the continued development of the company’s Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) concept. The vehicle has the potential to reach Mars with human explorers within 45 days using a nuclear power source rather...
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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