Electromagnetic ion thrusters generate their thrust from neutral plasma, ostensibly consisting ... One of the most well-developed examples is the VASIMR VX-200 thruster, which has been in ...

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 ...

TASS/. Development tests of the SPD-230 high-power stationary plasma thruster have been completed, Director of the Fakel design bureau Gennady Abramenkov told TASS. "We have completed development ...