VASIMR Technology Development wins Two NASA Contracts

Aug 10, 2023

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NASA has awarded two contracts to Ad Astra Rocket Company to continue the maturation of the VASIMR rocket technology. The VASIMR engine is a high-power electric propulsion system under development by Ad Astra.

“It has been a long journey from the early proof-of-concept years to a technology near the threshold of space testing."
Dr. Franklin Chang Díaz, Ad…

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