The firm will collaborate with the Space Power and Propulsion for Agility, Responsiveness, and Resilience (SPAR) program led ...

and the aft cell converts the superheated plasma’s energy to rocket exhaust (see “Heat Waves,” opposite). VASIMR produces much higher exhaust velocities than conventional ion-drive engines ...

Lunar Run Ride along on an unmanned lunar cargo trip with the VASIMR plasma rocket developed by Ad Astra, a company founded by former astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz.The silent video starts with an ...

The new plasma rocket engine is poised to accelerate spacecraft to speeds of up to 100 kilometers per second (62 miles per second), reducing travel time to Mars from years to just 30 to 60 days.