Vasimr Testing Underway With Superconducting Magnet
Ad Astra Rocket Co. has powered the first stage of its experimental Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (Vasimr) to spaceflight levels using a superconducting magnet to contain its superhot plasma. Tests in Houston used a low-temperature superconducting magnet manufactured by Scientific...
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