Plasma propulsion transforms an inert propellant – often hydrogen – into plasma, a superheated mix of ions and electrons.

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A local company founded by a ...

NASA has awarded the Ad Astra Rocket Co. a $4 million, two-year contract for the continued development of the company’s Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) concept. The vehicle has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two United States based firms have entered into a partnership to advance high-power nuclear electric propulsion technology for ...

It is unclear where the program to go back to the lunar surface will head after President-elect Donald J. Trump returns to the White House in January. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported this ...

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. The ...

Humanity is poised to embark on a new age of space travel to Mars, our solar system and beyond as nuclear power and related technologies promise to make interplanetary missions faster, more efficient ...

— A plasma rocket engine now being tested holds new promise for NASA’s space exploration plans. — NASA would get a budget boost under a new House spending plan, including for its return to the moon. — ...

Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz has been in space as a NASA astronaut and now oversees a company that aims to make what could become the diesel engine of space transportation. Diaz's Ad Astra Rocket Company ...