VASIMR
A Commercial Tie-Up Bring High-Energy Nuclear Electric Propulsion Closer to Reality
Propulsion technologies are the key to exploring the outer solar system, and many organizations have been working on novel ones.…
2 weeks ago
Zubrin Claims VASIMR is a Hoax
[/caption] A next-generation plasma rocket being developed by former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz called the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma…
13 years ago
Plasma Rocket Could Help Pick Up Space Trash
[/caption] Franklin Chang Diaz's proposed VASIMR rocket engine could create very versatile spacecraft. Not only does the plasma-fueled rocket have…
15 years ago
Trips to Mars in 39 Days
[/caption] Using traditional chemical rockets, a trip to Mars – at quickest -- lasts 6 months. But a new rocket…
15 years ago