The HTS coil will be installed and tested in the ongoing VASIMR experiment at the Advanced Space Propulsion Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The HTS coil is 0.04 m in length, ...

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

The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) and Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) were also evaluated. These electric propulsion methods could reduce one-way transit to under 150 days but ...

The partnership will build on Ad Astra’s 20-year experience with the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) and SpaceNukes’ Kilopower reactor technology. The Memorandum of ...

One with a long track record is the Ad Astra Rocket Company, which has been developing its Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) system for decades. However, this type of ...

In contrast, VASIMR ® 's electromagnetic architecture scales more favorably to higher power levels (100s of kW to multi-MW), its electrodeless design leads to long operating life, and its ...

agreement for continued development of a high frequency radio power source for the company’s Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (Vasimr), a high power plasma propulsion ...

of its long-in-development Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) for a future in-space demonstration. Under Small Business... Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on ...

Ad Astra Rocket Company (Ad Astra) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have signed two separate contracts to continue the maturation of the VASIMR® rocket technology.

He is best known for his work with the Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) engine and for being a veteran of multiple space missions. In the interview, we delve into Franklin’s ...

HONG KONG, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tsangs Group is pleased to announce that we have invested in Ad Astra Rocket Company ("Ad Astra"), known for the project of Variable Specific Impulse ...