[/caption] A next-generation plasma rocket being developed by former NASA astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz called the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma…
[/caption] Franklin Chang Diaz's proposed VASIMR rocket engine could create very versatile spacecraft. Not only does the plasma-fueled rocket have…
[/caption] Using traditional chemical rockets, a trip to Mars – at quickest -- lasts 6 months. But a new rocket…