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NASA’S New VASIMR PLASMA ENGINE could reach MARS in less than 40 days

NASA’S New VASIMR PLASMA ENGINE could reach MARS in less than 40 days

The Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket (VASIMR) is an electromagnetic thruster under development for possible use in spacecraft propulsion. It uses radio waves to ionize and heat a propellant. Then a magnetic field accelerates the resulting plasma to generate thrust (plasma propulsion engine). It is one of several types of …

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